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Kanada
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kaṇāda. Vaiśeṣikadarśanam, Kaṇāda. Vaiśeṣika-darśanam, Kaṇāda. Kanādamunipraṇītam Vaiśeṣikadarśanam
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Kanada was a male Hindu philosopher born in 200 BCE in Dvārakā and died in 160 BCE. His work falls within the field of philosophy. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
Kaṇāda authored 21 works. Notable titles include the Vaiśesikadarśanam, Nari vijnana, The Aphorisms of the Vaiśeshika philosophy, and The Vaiseśhika-darsanam with the commentaries of Chandrakant Tarkalankar. Other listed works are The Vaiśeshika darśana and an exposition of the pulse.
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Dvārakā
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Field of work
- philosophy
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- date of birth
- 0200-00-00
- date of death
- 0160-00-00
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- P13311
- Willem Kalf
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- 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.
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