Questions tagged [kanada]
Maharishi Kanada was the author of the Vaisheshika Sutras, the most prominent text of the Vaisheshika school of thought, one of the Shat Darshanas in Hinduism.
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Are there two Kashyaps
Kashyapa is one of the Saptarishis to whom several important texts such as the Kashyapa Samhita (on Ayurveda) is attributed.
Then there is Kanada, who is the father of the Vaisheshika school of Hindu ...
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What are all the empirical observations made by Kaṇāda in his Vaiśeṣika Sūtras?
Kaṇāda, the natural scientist and philosopher, appears to have studied nature, made some direct observations and recorded them in his Vaiśeṣika Sūtras.
Wikipedia lists a few but I want to know all of ...
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Are the three laws of motion (which is attributted to Sir Isaac Newton) really present in the Vaisheshika Sutras of Kanada?
Certain web articles such as this one, over the past few months have been claiming that the three laws of motion which are attributed to the famous British scientist Sir Isaac Newton, were actually ...
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Did the ancient Hindu people knew the atom energy? [closed]
Is there any information about the atomic energy in ancient Hinduism scriptures . I am not able to find any information.
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What is the relationship between cause and effect as enunciated by Maharishi Kanada?
Maharshi Kanada was the founder of the Vaisheshika school of thought, one of the Shad Darshanas in Hinduism. He wrote the Vaisheshika Sutras, the most prominent text of this school.
What does he say ...
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On atoms, diatomic and triatomic molecules - Vaisheshika Sutra [duplicate]
Vaisheshika Sutra is the most prominent text of the Vaisheshika school of thought, one of the Shad Darshanas in Hinduism. It was written by Maharshi Kanada.
This wiki article says that it talks about ...
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Was Kanada a Rishi?
This wiki article describes Kanada as both a sage and a philosopher. Was he a Rishi or a mere philosopher?
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