…Atoms cannot be perceived by direct perception, but they are unchanging and indestructible, and their initial movement is caused by a force unknown to humans. The 6th century philosopher Prashastapada, who systematized this atomic theory, defined the atom as the smallest indivisible unit of substance and unchanging and indestructible, and named all things that can change or perish as having two atoms or more (dvyanukā). As for the force of movement and bonding, the theory is a compilation of ancient theories. … *Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Outline of Phrasal Meanings" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…原子は直接知覚によってはとらえられぬが不変不滅のものであり,その最初の運動は人間の知りえぬある力によっておこるとした。この原子論を体系づけたのが6世紀のこの派の哲学者プラシャスタパーダで,彼はその著《句義法綱要》のなかで,実体の大きさについて原子が不可分割の最小単位で不変不滅のものであると規定し,変化し滅することのあるものはすべて2原子体dvyanukā以上のものと名づけた。そのほか運動結合の力などについては古来の説を集成したものである。… ※「《句義法綱要》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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