[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1662 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1662 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1662 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1662](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1662) According to Nyāya Vaiśeṣikasūtras there are seven Padārthas and they comprise nine kinds of Dravyas which are the Pañcabhūtas (five elements), Kāla (time), Dik (space), Ātmā (soul), and Manas (mind). They are described below: - [Previous: c8.1661](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1661) - [Next: c8.1663](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1663) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Vaiśeṣikasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.vaisesika.vaisesikasutra) — Kaṇāda, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1662](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1662) · Pramāṇa