# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/prashastapada
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:25:43.870Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/prashastapada"
name: "Prashastapada"
slug: "prashastapada"
description: "Praśastapāda was an ancient Indian philosopher. He wrote the Padārtha-dharma-saṅgraha and a commentary, titled Praśastapāda Bhāṣya, on the Vaisheshika Sutras of Kanada ; both texts are comprehensive books in physics. In these texts Prashastapada discusses the properties of motion. Ganganath Jha had translated Praśastapāda Bhāṣya which was published in 1916. Prashasta or Praśasta means praised or praiseworthy, lauded or laudable, commended or commendable or eulogized."
tagline: "Ancient Indian philosopher"
gender: "male"
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livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "प्रशस्तपादः"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump