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Also known as Kaṇāda. Vaiśeṣikadarśanam, Kaṇāda. Vaiśeṣika-darśanam, Kaṇāda. Kanādamunipraṇītam Vaiśeṣikadarśanam

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Kaṇāda was a male philosopher and Hindu who lived from 200 BCE to 160 BCE. Born in Dvārakā, he worked in the field of philosophy. His religious worldview was Hinduism. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and is included in the Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4 focus list.

According to Open Library, Kaṇāda is associated with 21 works. Notable titles include *Vaiśesikadarśanam*, *Nari vijnana, or an exposition of the pulse*, *The Aphorisms of the Vaiśeshika philosophy*, *The Vaiseśhika-darsanam with the commentaries of Chandrakant Tarkalankar*, and *The Vaiśeshika darśana*. Crossref lists a works count of 5. The subject is referenced by 1,282 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
21

Top works

  • Vaiśesikadarśanam
  • Nari vijnana, or an exposition of the pulse
  • The Aphorisms of the Vaiśeshika philosophy
  • The Vaiseśhika-darsanam with the commentaries of Chandrakant Tarkalankar
  • The Vaiśeshika darśana

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Key facts

Philosopher.name
Kaṇāda
Philosopher.birth_date
Unclear, 6th – 2nd century BCE
Philosopher.relatives
Kashypa, Sulakshada (parents)
Philosopher.school_tradition
Vaisheshika
Philosopher.notable_ideas
Atomism
Philosopher.region
Indian philosophy
Philosopher.main_interests
Metaphysics Ethics Physics
Philosopher.caption
Maharishi Kanada

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Lifetime
  • Ideas
  • Observations and theories
  • The concept of paramanu (atom)
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

thumb|center|acharya Kaṇāda

Kaṇāda (, ), also known as Kaṇabhaksha, Kaṇabhuj was an ancient Indian natural scientist and philosopher who founded the Vaisheshika school of Indian philosophy that also represents the earliest Indian physics.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kanada” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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