Vaisheshika
noun
Vai·she·shi·ka
\vīˈshāshə̇kə, -ˈsāsə̇-\
variants: less commonly
Vaisesika
\vīˈshāshə̇kə, -ˈsāsə̇-\Definition of Vaisheshika
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: an orthodox philosophical system in Hinduism distinguished by its atomic theory of cosmology
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Origin and Etymology of vaisheshika
Sanskrit vaiśeṣika distinction, distinct nature of the eternal substances, from viśeṣa distinction, from viśiṣyate it is distinguished, from vi apart, asunder + śiṣyate it is left — more at with
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