Visheshika does not depend on Buddhism. Probably the reason is that Kanada may have lived prior to Buddha. Vaisheshika accepted Pratyaksha and Anumana if it went with evidence.
The very fact that there is no mention of Buddhism shows that there is not much interpolation of the Vaisheshika sutra as written by sage Kanada.
I have not faced any criticism here, I only have received more ratings. It is only you railing against me like Don Quixote against the wind-mill. And it is extremely foolish to say that evidence can be substituted by personal experience. What is your view about Lord Vishnu sitting beside me. Lord Shiva has gone to Kailash for his dose of marijuana prepared by Mother Parvati. Personal experience.
Not much critical thought here.
I have answered the following in previous posts.
You do not know what samadhi or nirvikalpa samadhi is. You are in no position to talk about it. Only charlatans insist of personal experience in place of evidence.
You have said it at least 20 times, most recently in your post # 193 of Jan. 25th.
I have no experience of nirvikalpa samadhi, but that of samadhi. That is enough to realise that the scriptures are indeed pointing out to something tangible and definite.
Institutions and teachers have their biases.
So do senile armchair speculators. In terms of the ancient tradition of advaita, there are many whose personal testimony of brahman is the same, such as that of Shankara, Nisargadatta , Ramana and Ramakrishna , all who have born and lived in different times and places.
This itself is proof enough to show the validity of their teachings.
Pratyaksha in advaita is more of an internal nature, where one cognizes the effect of sense-objects on the mind through the mental modifications it creates as opposed to mental equanimity necessary for inner perception of the Self.
It is for this reason that Krishna stated in the Bhagavad Gita,
" Equanimity of mind is yoga' , and of the unstable nature of the mind that has to be controlled through dispassion and practice.
Because you do not know what meditation and samadhi is, you have no idea what Krishna is stating over here in this regard.
Account in the scriptures and testimony of later sages is not enough as evidence. It should also match with science, i.e., Pratyaksha.
Accounts of the scriptures and Shankara, Nisargadatta , Ramana and Ramakrishna , all who have born and lived in different times and places is credible evidence in itself.
Taking the scientific philosophy into account here, I have also quoted Schrodinger and Werner Heisengburg who have talked about the role played by consciousness in Advaita, which as a philosophy was immensely helpful to them.
'Vidya dadati vinayam', just this line shows that you have no humility and consequently no knowledge. You are welcome to make fun of my age, but it will only show your foolishness and samskaras. In a debate you should not use invective and abuses, but give arguments against the position of your opponent. I am sorry for you.
Wah, wah, wah. You are attacking and questioning the integrity of the ancient, medieval and modern sages , stating that their teachings are wrong and yours is correct. This is foolishness and uncultured samskaras in my opinion. I feel privileged to have defended these masters from your foolish attacks on their teachings.
In a debate you should not use invective and abuses, but give arguments against the position of your opponent. I am sorry for you.
I and others have given ample arguments against your position, which you refuse to consider. This is a proof of delusion that Vivekananda had talked about in an earlier post, and I am only placing the facts here.
A spade is a spade is a spade. Similarly is delusion. And this has been pointed out by others here and in other forums, but you refuse to budge. What else is this other than delusion.