A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Dvyanuka
This page describes Dvyanuka which is located on page 572 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
The Vaisheshikas hold that in the production of the dvy-anuka (containing two atoms) from the paramanu (single atom) and of the catur-anuka (containing four atoms) from the dvy-anuka, all other qualities of the paramanu and the dvy-anuka are transferred to the dvy-anuka and catur-anuka respectively, excepting the specific measures of parimandalya (specific atomic measure) and anu-hrasva (specific measure of the dyads), which are peculiar to paramanu and dvy-anuka respectively....
Read full contents: Part 21 - Dialectic of Shankara and Anandajnana
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) [by Diptimani Goswami]
Then, from the conjunction of two atoms is dyad (dvyanuka) is produced. Then, as a consequence of conjunction of three dyads, a triad (tryanuka) is formed. Similarly, with four triads, a quadrate (caturanuka) is produced, and so on and on until the great masses of gross earth, water, light and atmosphere are formed. When the dissolution of the products of substances thus created is desired by the omnipotent God, motion is produced dividing the monads....
Read full contents: Process of Creation and Dissolution
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
There are also other objections against the atomic theory, such as have been propounded by Shankaracarya, that the partless atoms cannot come into touch with other atoms or form together into one whole, or that the pariman-dalya measure of the paramanu should not generate a different kind of measure in the dyad (dvy-anuka), or that the dyad ought not to generate quite another kind of measure in the trasa-renu....
Read full contents: Part 5 - Acit or Primeval Matter: the Prakriti and its modifications
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