Vaisesika Sūtras
Vaisesika Sūtra 5.2.19
द्रव्यगुणकर्मनिष्पत्तिवैधर्म्यादभावस्तमः ॥१९॥
dravyaguṇakarmaniṣpattivaidharmyād abhāvas tamaḥ ॥19॥
[द्रव्य-गुण-कर्म-निष्पत्ति-वैधर्म्यात् (dravya-guṇa-karma-niṣpatti-vaidharmyāt) - due to dissimilarity in substance, quality, and action-formation; अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - non-existence; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness;]
Darkness is non-existence due to dissimilarity in substance, quality, and action-formation.

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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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