Pāli Dictionary

Kapila11

Person

Ein antiker Philosoph, verbunden mit Kanāda, der lehrte, die Seele sei grenzenlos, wahrscheinlich identisch mit dem Begründer des Sāṅkhya-Systems

An ancient teacher of philosophy, mentioned together with Kanāda as having taught that the soul was limitless (na antavā) (UdA.339; see also Svetasvatara Upanisad v.2, and Rāmāyana i.40). He is probably identical with the founder of the Sāṅkhya system.

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