Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t13.64

v1.c7.s7.t13.64

Nyaya views of natural phenomena are consistent with Vaisheshika faction. They believed the variety of tangible objects in the world is constituted by paramanu, which is the smallest unit of matter. The contents of twelve items in prameya of Nyaya faction not only include body and mind, but also the outside world environment, and also all status of life phenomena of human. Although Nyaya made analysis of natural phenomena, it did not make detailed distinction like Vaisheshika faction, who in detail analysed with sentence meaning theory. This faction focuses on logic, debate and other aspects. This is the important difference of it from Vaisheshika faction.