Ka
da
(
c.
2nd cent. BCE).
Hindu philosopher who according to tradition founded the
Vai
e
ika
system (
dar
ana
). The
Vai
e
ika-s
tra
is attributed to him. He is also known as Ka
abhuj, etc., ‘atom delighter’, because of the atomic nature of the theory.
Kanada Tokumitsu
(founder of a Japanese religion)
:
Kanah, Book of
.
Jewish kabbalistic book. Modelled on the
Zohar
, the book is a commentary on the mitzvot (sing.
mitzvah
) with additional mystical interpretations. Of unknown authorship, it was probably written in Spain in the 14th cent.