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Kapila () (7th-6th-century BCE), also referred to as Cakradhanus, is a Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.

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Kapila was a male philosopher associated with Hinduism. He was a citizen of the Shakya state and is recorded as having a sibling named Anasuya. Historical sources indicate that he flourished around 550 BCE and 700 BCE, with a birth date listed as 550 BCE. His life and work have been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

The name Kapila is also associated with a musical group and an author named Raj Kapila. Raj Kapila is credited with 24 works, including titles such as India's Development Story and various editions of Economic Developments in India. The musical group Kapila has 70 listeners and a playcount of 110. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 1,370 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
24

Top works

  • India's Development Story
  • Economic Developments in India 1999
  • Economic Developments in India 2002
  • Economic Developments in India 2001
  • Economic Developments in India 2005

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Active to
2014

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
70
Total plays
110

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kapila">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

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Kapila.jpg
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Kapila
Hindu leader.caption
Watercolour painting on paper of Kapila, a sage
Hindu leader.religion
Hinduism
Hindu leader.philosophy
Samkhya
Hindu leader.parents
Devahuti (mother), Kardama (father)
Hindu leader.influenced
Buddha, Vyasa, Samkhya and Yoga philosophers
Hindu leader.spouse
Dhriti

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Hinduism
  • Vedic texts
  • Puranas
  • Dharmasutras and other texts
  • Imagery in the [[Agama (Hinduism)|Agamas]]
  • Other descriptions
  • Kapila Devahuti Samvada
  • Jainism
  • Buddhism
  • Works
  • Significance
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Kapila () (7th-6th-century BCE), also referred to as Cakradhanus, is a Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kapila” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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