Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t12.7

v1.c7.s7.t12.7

**Historical Evolution and Foundational Text** - Widely considered the foundational text of the Vaiśeṣik (Vaisheshika) school of philosophy, the original version of the *Vaiśeṣika-sūtra* was created around 2^nd^ century BCE by Kaṇāda. Containing additional parts incorporated still later, the extant version of *Vaiśeṣika-sūtra* was created around 2^nd^ century CE. Having established some of the fundamental theories of Vaiśeṣik, the sutra laid the theoretical groundwork for the school.