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Kapila

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

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Parent(s)
Devahuti (mother), Kardama (father)
Philosophy
Samkhya
Religion
Hinduism
Spouse
Dhriti

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related to Puranas · 116
Kapila → Angiras, Anuhotra, Anusuya, Arundhati, As, As Vishnu's, Ashvamedha, Atharvan, Atri, Ayomukha, Besides Kapila, Bhagavata Purana, Bhagavatha, Bhagiratha, Bharadwaja, Bharata, Bhavanmanyu, Bhrigu, Book, Brahma
related to Works · 46
Kapila → Alberuni, Anandasrama, Another, Available, Bhagavata Mahapurana, Bhagavatatatparyanirnaya, Bhaskararaya, Chapters, Dṛṣṭantara Yoga, Dṛṣṭantasara, Gurumandal Publications, Kapila Gita, Kapila Pancharatra, Kapila Purana, Kapila Samhita, Kapila Smriti, Kapila Stotra, Kapilanyayabhasa, Kapilasutra, Kapilopanishad
related to Sources · 37
Kapila → An Indian Religion, An Introduction, Avatāra, Cambridge University Pressvon Glasenapp, Delhi, Der Jainismus, Development, Early Sanskritization, Eine Indische Erlosungsreligion, EJVS, Flood, Founder, FTP, Gavin, Helmuth, Help, Hinduism, ISBN, Jainism, Kapilāsurisaṃvāda
related to Other descriptions · 35
Kapila → Acacia, AD, Ananta, Apsaras, Brahmanas, Chaturmukha Vishnu, Daksha, Dharma, Dikpalas, Gandharvas, In, Kala, Kashmir, Kashyapa, Kesini, Khasa, Khasha, Khaśā, Kine, Kāpileya
related to Vedic texts · 29
Kapila → Aitareya Brahmana VII, Atharvaveda, BCE, Bhattacharya, Chakravarti, Griffith, Hiranyagarbha, However, III, In, Kapileya, Larson, Maruts, Max Muller, Pañcaśikha, Rishi, Rudra, Samkhya, Samkya, Sayana
related to Dharmasutras and other texts · 25
Kapila → According, As, Ashrama, Asura Kapila, Baudhayana Dharmasutra, Baudhāyana Gṛhyasūtra, Brahmachārya, Brahman, Brāhmin, Chaturvedi, Grihastha, He, Hindu, In, IV, Khajuraho, Mahabharata, Prahlada, Samkhya, Sanyāsa
related to Significance · 19
Kapila → Advaita Vedanta, Asuri, Bhasya, Buddha, CE, Gaudapada, Hindu, It, Kapilavastu, Pancasikha, Patanjali, Samkhya, Sanaka, Sananda, Sanatana, The Buddhist, Vodhu, Yoga, Yogasutra-bhasya
related to Biography · 17
Kapila → BCE, Beyond, Buddha, Hindu, Hinduism, Indian, Kapila-sutra, Mahabharata, Others, Samkhya, Samkhya-sutra, Samkhyakarika, The, These, This, Vedic, While
related to Imagery in the Agamas · 17
Kapila → As, Chakra, Daṇḍa, Dhyāna, Hala, Jaṭā-maṇḍala, Kamaṇḍalu, Kapila's, Khaḍga, Padmāsana, Pāśa, Sāṅkhya, The Vaikhānasasāgama, This Kapila, Vaikhānasasāgama, Vedas, Yagñopavīta
related to Kapila Devahuti Samvada · 15
Kapila → Arjun, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavat Purana, By, Chapter, Devahuti, Mahabharata, Samkhya, Samkhya Yog, She, Shri Krishna, Supreme Lord, The, The Kapila-Devahuti Samvada, Third Canto

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samkhya vishnu purana buddha also mentions kardama son philosophy one kapila's sage brahma devahuti name hinduism hindu yoga mentioned bhagavata

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KapilaParent(s)Devahuti (mother), Kardama (father)1.00infobox
KapilaPhilosophySamkhya1.00infobox
KapilaReligionHinduism1.00infobox
KapilaSpouseDhriti1.00infobox
Kapilais a5th incarnation of lord vishnu who was born in a village Mahangupur near the banks of river Saryu in Gonda district of Uttarpradesh and is killed0.90text
Kapilais aincarnation of Vishnu0.90text
Kapilais ason of Kardama Prajapati and his wife Devahuti0.90text
Kapilais ason of Vitatha0.90text
Kapilais ason of Prahlada in the chapter laying rules for the Vaikhanasas0.90text
Kapilais adaughter of Daksha and having married Kashyapa gave birth to the Brahmanas0.90text
Kapilais acontemporary of Krishna and the Vasudeva of Dhatakikhanda0.90text
the Mahabharatainstance ofIn other Hindu texts0.80text

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