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Vaiśeṣika Sūtra〔Full Text at archive.org of "The Vaisesika sutras of Kanada. Translated by Nandalal Sinha", https://archive.org/stream/thevaiasesikasut00kanauoft/thevaiasesikasut00kanauoft_djvu.txt〕 or Kanada sutra is the standard text of Vaisheshika school of philosophy. The sutra was authored by Kanada, who is thought to have flourished before the advent of Buddhism.〔Lal, Mohan. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot, Volume 5. P. 3968. ISBN 9993154229.〕 Number of scholars have commented on it since the beginning of Christian era, the earliest commentary being ''Svartha Dharma Sangraha'' of Prashastapada.〔Knapp, p. 22.〕 ==Philosophy== The Vaiseshika sutra proclaims the futility of life in the temporary world (maya) and proposes that an understanding of god can free an individual from Karma, following which liberation will ensue. Major ideas contained in the Vaisheshika Sutra are:〔 * There are nine classes of realities: four classes of atoms (earth, water, light and air), space (akasha), time (kāla), direction (dik), infinity of souls (Atman), mind (manas).〔O'Flaherty, p. 3.〕 * Every object of creation is made of atoms (parmanu) which in turn connect with each other to form molecules (anu). * Individual souls are eternal and pervade material body for a time. * There are seven categories (padārtha) of experience — substance, quality, activity, generality, particularity, inherence and non-existence. Several traits of substances (dravya) are given as colour, taste, smell, touch, number, size, the separate, coupling and uncoupling, priority and posterity, comprehension, pleasure and pain, attraction and revulsion, and wishes.〔Vitsaxis, Vassilis. Thought and Faith: Comparative Philosophical and Religious Concepts in Ancient Greece, India, and Christianity. Somerset Hall Pr 2009-10-01 (October 2009). P. 299. ISBN 1935244035.〕 God is not mentioned in the sutra, but later commentators add it to complete the system.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vaiśeṣika Sūtra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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