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For Jain cosmology conecpt, see Dravya (Jainism).

Dravya, in Indian Philosophy is a concept referring to "substance", or that of which something is composed. In the Nyaya system there are nine of these systems: prithivi, ap, tejas, vayu, akasa, kala, dis, manas, and atman. In the Jain system there are six: jiva, dharma, adharma, pudgala, kala, and akasa.^[1][2]

Its equivalanet term in Jainism, also gives rise to the title Dravyasamgraha (Compendium of substances), a 10th century Jain text by Acharya Nemichandra.

References

1. ^ Jitendranath Mohanty (2000). Classical Indian Philosophy. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0847689336. http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0847689336&id=asxruhA1DRgC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&ots=oq3SGpG8Td&dq=Dravya&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=fC9HFldEfACYIfjXGOWSTM8LIk0. 
2. ^ Surendra Nath Dasgupta. A history of Indian philosophy. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 8120804120. http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN8120804120&id=PoaMFmS1_lEC&pg=RA1-PA286&lpg=RA1-PA286&dq=Dravya&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=ChnYTuG5Yhbrs4jxLJqTgqR6Pck.