On Aug 3, 2011, at 15:25, "tccahill" <tccahill at loyno.edu> wrote: > Richard, you > can be happy that he didn't put any Buddhists into those > perplexing "schools"! Yes, my joy is beyond measure. But I find it puzzling that Nyāya ranks below Buddhists while Vaisesika ranks higher. What did the Vaisesika have that the Nyāya lacked? Richard