1. Introduction 81 2. The Vaisesika-sitra (VS) and the Dasa-padarthi (DP) 83 3. The Padartha-dharma-samgraha (PDhS) 85 4. After the Padartha-dharma-samgraha (PDhS) 91 5. The Navya-nyaya theories 93 6. Concluding remarks 98 ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 99