Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t12.9

v1.c7.s7.t12.9

During roughly 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.