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(2015) Nature in Indian philosophy and cultural traditions, Dordrecht, Springer.
The idea of nature as constituted by five elements, or pa Open image in new window
camahabhūtas, is very popular in many naturalistic philosophies. Such a universe consists of both living and non-living parts of the cosmos . These elements are imagined as intangible to begin with, and then, they are understood as combining to form the gross elements which make up the cosmos. Traditions such as Vaiśeṣika and Saṁkhya explain the nature of these five fundamental elements and the process of creation of manifold diversities within them. This chapter will describe the materialism within Indian traditions and also dwell on the Vaiśeṣika atomism and the evolutionary nature of Saṁkhya tradition.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2358-0_4
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Baindur, M. (2015). Nature as elemental: the matter of nature, in Nature in Indian philosophy and cultural traditions, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 65-79.
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