Who is the exponent of a Vaisheshika Darshan (philosophy)?

(A) Kapil
(B) Akshapad Gautam
(C) Kanad
(D) Patanjali

Correct Answer : Kanad
Question Asked : SSC Junior Engineer (Civil) Exam 2018
Explanation : Vaisheshika is one of the six darshans, or ways of viewing the world, according to Hindu philosophy. The other five darshans of Hindu philosophy are yoga, samkhya, nyaya, mimamsa and vedanta. It was proposed by Maharishi Kanaad and postulates that all objects in the physical universe are reducible to a finite number of atoms.
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