Vaisheshika
Proper noun
Meaning
Vaisheshika
A particular school of Hindu philosophy from ancient India.
Examples
I,2 in the Vaisheshika philosophy, from casual non-existence is effectual non-existence; but, not effectual non-existence from casual non-existence.
The Nyaya and Vaisheshika schools of Hindu philosophy state that Akasha or aether is the fifth physical substance, which is the substratum of the quality of sound.
Kanada, founder of the Vaisheshika philosophy, held that the world is composed of atoms as many in kind as the various elements.
The metaphysics of the Nyaya and Vaisheshika schools strongly suggest a belief in determinism, but do not seem to make explicit claims about determinism or free will.