《Vaiṣesika-sūtra》(English spelling)

He is believed to have lived between 150 and 50 BCE, and was also known by the names Kanabju, Kanavaksha (all meaning "one who eats grains"), and Uruka (meaning "owl"). He is said to have been the founder of the Vaisheshika school, which has a very strict terminology system, and to have compiled the fundamental text of this school, the Vaiṣeshika-sūtra (the extant version was written around 100-200 A.D.). He developed a theory of pluralism and had a strong influence on the argumentation of the Nyāya school.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Vaiṣesika-sūtra" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…前150‐前50年ころの人と推定され，別名カナブジュ，カナバクシャ(以上〈穀粒kaṇaを食う者〉の意)，ウルーカ(〈フクロウ〉の意)。伝承上では，きわめて厳密な術語体系をもつバイシェーシカ学派の開祖で，この派の根本テキスト《バイシェーシカ･スートラVaiṣesika‐sūtra》(現存のものは紀元100‐200年ころの成立)を編んだとされている。多元的実在論を展開し，ニヤーヤ学派の論証学にも強烈な影響を与えた。…

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