What is "kanada"

Kanada ( Sanskrit: कणाद, IAST: Kaṇāda), also known as Kashyapa, Uluka, Kananda and Kanabhuk, was an Indian sage and philosopher who founded the Vaisheshika school of Hindu philosophy.

Estimated to have lived sometime between 6th century to 2nd century BCE, little is known about his life. His traditional name "Kanada" means "atom eater", and he is known for developing the foundations of an atomistic naturalism Indian philosophy in the Sanskrit text Vaisheshika Sutra. His text is also known as Kanada Sutras, or Aphorisms of Kanada.

The school founded by Kanada attempted to explain the creation and existence of the universe by proposing an atomistic theory, applying logic and realism, and is among one of the earliest known systematic realist ontology in human history. Kanada suggested that everything can be subdivided, but this subdivision cannot go on forever, and there must be smallest entities (parmanu) that cannot be divided, that are eternal, that aggregate in different ways to yield complex substances and bodies with unique identity, a process that involves heat, and this is the basis for all material existence. He used these ideas with the concept of Atman (soul, Self) to develop a non-theistic means to moksha. Kanada's ideas were influential on others schools of Hinduism, and became closely related to the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.

Kanada may refer to:

• Kannada language, one of the major Dravidian languages of India
• Kanada (philosopher), the Hindu sage who founded the philosophy of Vaisheshika
• Kanada Raga group, a group of ragas in Hindustani music
• Canada, a country in North America (as it is spelled in many languages)
• Kanada (surname)

Kanada also known as Kannada is a group of ragas in Hindustani classical music. Kanada is derived from Karnata, which suggests that it may have originated in the Carnatic music tradition and Kannada country.

Ragas in this group belong to different thaats, but particularly to the Asavari or Kafi thaat.
Komal ga and komal dha are vakra (zigzag) in descent and are used in phrases like gMR and dnP.

The following ragas belong to this group:

1. Abhogi
2. Adana
3. Asavari
4. Bageshree Kanada
5. Darbari
6. Devsakh
7. Husseini Kanada
8. Kafi Kanada
9. Kausi Kanada
10. Nayaki Kanada
11. Shahana
12. Sughrai
13. Suha

Kanada (written: 金田) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• (born 1949), Japanese mathematician

• (born 1963), Japanese sprint canoeist

• (1952–2009), Japanese animator