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According to the Vaiśesika school the universal 'Cowness' is

  • A.Non-eternal and many
  • B.Eternal and many
  • C.Eternal, one and residing in many
  • D.Non-eternal and one

Answer: C

According to the Vaisesika school the universal 'Cowness' is eternal, one and residing in many. A universal (samanya or jati) is a single eternal entity that inheres in all the individual members of a class, so cowness is one although it is found in many cows, and it does not perish with them. 'Non-eternal' wrongly makes it perishable, and 'many' wrongly makes there several cownesses. The answer is Eternal, one and residing in many. The same view applies to other universals: potness is one and eternal and resides in all pots, even those not yet made.

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