Parasamanya, Parasāmānya, Para-samanya: 1 definition
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Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categoriesParasāmānya (परसामान्य) refers to one of the two types of Sāmānya (“generality”) which is regarded as an objective reality and a separate category (padārtha) by the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣikas.—Praśastapāda divides sāmānya into two types, viz., para (superior) and apara (inferior). This division is accepted by the later exponents of the school. Udayana states that para covers a wider area, while apara covers a narrower area. Following Praśastapāda, Viśvanātha, Śivāditya, Keśava Miśra, Annaṃbhaṭṭa and others divide sāmānya into two kinds, superior and inferior.
The example of para-sāmānya is sattā or being. It is superior because it covers a wider area than all other universals. It subsists in all the three padārthas, viz., dravya, guṇa and karma. It is a generality only. Dravyatva, gunatva, karmatva etc. which subsist in dravya, guṇa and karma respectively are apara-sāmānyas. Annaṃbhaṭṭa has accepted only two kinds of Sāmānya–para and apara. In his view sattā is superior. All other sāmānyas like dravyatva etc. are inferior. He has not mentioned about parāpara variety of sāmānya.
Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
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Partial matches: Samanya, Para.
Ends with: Aparasamanya.
Full-text: Aparasamanya, Samanya.
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Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Types of Sāmānya < [Chapter 5 - Sāmānya and Viśeṣa]
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Universal (sāmānya) and Particularity (viśeṣa) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 2 - Fundamental Categories]