[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c8.s8.1 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c8.s8.1 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c8.s8.1 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s8.1) The Vaiśeṣika cosmology was based on speculative physics. It stands in opposition to Vedānta and it was firmly refuted by Bādarāyaṇa in his \*Brahmasūtra\*. It enumerated six basic categories and a theory of causation without any place for a creator. The Vedāntin naturally viewed it as a challenge to spirituality. Bādarāyaṇa therefore attacked the very fundamental theory of atomistic cosmology postulated under the Vaiśeṣika philosophy. Vaiśeṣika was equally a challenge for the Sāṁkhya. - [Previous: c8.s7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s7.8) - [Next: c8.s8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s8.2) - [Up: c8.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.vedanta.brahmasutra) — Bādarāyaṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c8.s8.1) · Pramāṇa