MCQ
Q.
Who among the following was associated with Vaisheshika School of Philosophy?
Correct Answer: B
The correct answer is Kanada.
Key Points
- The Sanskrit philosopher Kanada Kashyapa (2nd–3rd century) expounded its theories and is credited with founding the school.
- Vaisheshika, one of the six systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy, significant for its naturalism.
- The Vaisheshika school attempts to identify, inventory, and classify the entities and their relations that present themselves to human perceptions.
Important Points
- The Purva-Mimamsa of Jaimini (400 BCE), the greatest philosopher of the Mimamsa school, posits various deities to account for the significance of Vedic rituals but ignores, without denying, the question of the existence of God.
- Patanjali also called Gonardiya, or Gonikaputra, (flourished 2nd century BCE or 5th century CE), Authors of two great Hindu classics-
- The first, Yoga-sutras, a categorization of Yogic thought arranged in four volumes with the titles Psychic Power, “Practice of Yoga,” “Samadhi” (state of profound contemplation of the Absolute), and “Kaivalya” (separateness).
- the second, the Mahabhashya (“Great Commentary”).
- Gautama was one of the famous seven rishis termed Saptarshi. He was the progenitor of the Gautama gotra. He was the son of Rahugana.
