The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s4.1
The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s4.1
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c4.s4.1
The Buddhists recognise four essentials of matter, viz. extension (with hardness), cohesion (with fluidity), heat, and pressure (with motion), and four sensibles, viz. colour, taste, smell, and touch (*vide* Dhamma-saṅgani, Attha-sáliní, etc.).