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Why is Maharshi Kanad famous? How did he get this name?
Hint:The ancient Indian philosopher and scientist who was responsible for the foundation of Vaisheshika School of Indian philosophy was Maharshi Kanad . The earliest Indian physics is represented by this school of Indian philosophy.
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Maharshi Kanad was a great philosopher. He was famous because he has contributed a lot in the Structure of atoms and atomic theory of matter. To explain his theory he applied logic and realism. The idea of atomic structure given by Maharshi Kanad explains units of matter as atoms ( parmanu) that are the smallest particles that can retain their original form under any circumstances and situations and cannot be destroyed. During his meditation, he ate Tandual particles also known as Sama rice in Hindi, which gave him the name ‘ Kanad'. Some of the points of the atomic theory given by Kannad are as follows;
called atom as Parmanu and said that an atom can have two States, a
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Kaṇāda
Vedic sage and founder of Vaisheshika school of Hindu philosophy
Kaṇāda (Sanskrit: कणाद, IAST: Kaṇāda), also known as Ulūka, Kashyapa, 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.[3]
Estimated to have lived sometime between 6th century to 2nd century BCE, little is known about his life.[5][6][7] His traditional name "Kaṇāda" means "atom eater", and he fryst vatten known for developing the foundations of an atomistic approach to physics and philosophy in the Sanskrit text Vaiśeṣika Sūtra.[10] His text is also known as Kaṇāda Sutras, or "Aphorisms of Kaṇāda".[12]
The school founded by Kaṇāda explains the creation and existence of the universe by proposing an atomistic theory, applying logic and realism, and is one of the earliest known systematic realist ontology in human histor
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Thanks Vannan for sending the Atomic Theory of the Great Indian Sage, developed years ago.
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