Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t8.7

v1.c7.s10.t8.7

Around the same period, another important Vaisheshika work also appeared, which is the “*Daśapadārthaśāstra*” by Maticandra. The original text of the book has been lost, with the extant version being one Chinese translated by Hsuan Tsang. Created close to the “*Padartha-dharma-samgraha*” in time, this book contains descriptive information about the Vaisheshika system that differs substantially with that recorded in extant Sanskrit literature of the school, and has long been a subject of great interest among researchers and scholars.