Kapila

Samkhya	Kapila;
Yoga	Patanjali;
Vaisheshika	Kaṇāda, Prashastapada;
Secular	Valluvar;

Kapila
Kapila
	Watercolour painting on paper of Kapila, a sage
Personal life
Spouse	Dhriti
Parent(s)	Devahuti (mother), Kardama (father)
Religious life
Religion	Hinduism
Philosophy	Samkhya
Religious career
	Influenced Buddha, Vyasa, Samkhya and Yoga philosophers;

Kapila (Sanskrit: कपिल) (7th^[2]-6th-century BCE^[3]), also referred to as Cakradhanus,^[4] is a Vedic sage in Hindu tradition,^[5]^[6]^{[note 1]} regarded the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.^[7]^[5]

His influence on Buddha and Buddhism has long been the subject of scholarly studies. There have been accusations by orthodox Buddhists that Sarvastivadins are heavily influenced by Samkhya school of philosophy.^[8]^[9]

According to the Brahmanda Purana, Kapila is described as an incarnation of Vishnu: "Bhagavān Nārāyaṇa will protect us all. The Lord of the universe has now been born in the world as Kapilācārya."^[4]

Many historic personalities in Hinduism and Jainism, mythical figures, pilgrimage sites in Indian religion, as well as an ancient variety of cow, are named after Kapila, or share his name.^[2]^[10]^[11]

^ "Brahma Vaivarta Purana - English Translation - All Four Kandas". January 2003.
^ ^a ^b James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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^ ^a ^b www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2019). "Story of Kapila". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (1998). The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. p. 731. ISBN 978-0-85229-633-2. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2016., Quote:"Kapila (fl. 550 BC), Vedic sage and founder of the system of Samkhya, one of the six schools of Vedic philosophy."
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^ Arti Dhand (2009). Woman as Fire, Woman as Sage. State University of New York Press. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-7914-7988-9. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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^ W. Woodhill Rockhill (2000 Reprint), The Life of the Buddha and the Early History of His Order, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-136-37937-6, pages 11–19
^ Knut A. Jacobsen (2013). Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition: Salvific Space. Routledge. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0-415-59038-9. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ Hemacandra (1998). The Lives of the Jain Elders. Translated by Fynes, R. C. C. Oxford University Press. pp. 144–146, Canto Seven, verses 1–19. ISBN 978-0-19-283227-6. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

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[1] "Brahma Vaivarta Purana - English Translation - All Four Kandas". January 2003.

[Lochtefeld2002p350-2] James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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[www.wisdomlib.org-4] www.wisdomlib.org (28 January 2019). "Story of Kapila". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[britannicakapila-5] Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (1998). The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. p. 731. ISBN 978-0-85229-633-2. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2016., Quote:"Kapila (fl. 550 BC), Vedic sage and founder of the system of Samkhya, one of the six schools of Vedic philosophy."

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[Dhand2009p41-8] Arti Dhand (2009). Woman as Fire, Woman as Sage. State University of New York Press. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-7914-7988-9. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

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[10] W. Woodhill Rockhill (2000 Reprint), The Life of the Buddha and the Early History of His Order, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-136-37937-6, pages 11–19

[11] Knut A. Jacobsen (2013). Pilgrimage in the Hindu Tradition: Salvific Space. Routledge. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0-415-59038-9. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[fynes144-12] Hemacandra (1998). The Lives of the Jain Elders. Translated by Fynes, R. C. C. Oxford University Press. pp. 144–146, Canto Seven, verses 1–19. ISBN 978-0-19-283227-6. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

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