According to the Nyaya philosophy, all existing things possess 24 gunas or characteristic qualities:
rupa (shape or form);
rasa (savor);
gandha (odor);
sparsa (tangibility);
sankhya (number);
parimana (dimension);
prithaktva (severalty);
samyoga (conjunction);
vibhaga (disjunction);
paratva (remoteness);
aparatva (proximity);
gurutva (weight);
dravatva (fluidity);
sneha (viscidity);
sabda (sound);
buddhi or jnana (understanding or knowledge);
sukha (happiness);
duhkha (pain);
ichchha (desire);
dvesha (aversion);
prayatna (effort);
dharma (merit or virtue);
adharma (demerit); and
samskara (the self-reproductive quality).

According to the Nyaya philosophy, all existing things possess 24 gunas or characteristic qualities:
rupa (shape or form);
rasa (savor);
gandha (odor);
sparsa (tangibility);
sankhya (number);
parimana (dimension);
prithaktva (severalty);
samyoga (conjunction);
vibhaga (disjunction);
paratva (remoteness);
aparatva (proximity);
gurutva (weight);
dravatva (fluidity);
sneha (viscidity);
sabda (sound);
buddhi or jnana (understanding or knowledge);
sukha (happiness);
duhkha (pain);
ichchha (desire);
dvesha (aversion);
prayatna (effort);
dharma (merit or virtue);
adharma (demerit); and
samskara (the self-reproductive quality).