Pāli Dictionary

Kapila11

Person

Un philosophe antique, associé à Kanāda, qui enseignait que l’âme était illimitée, probablement identique au fondateur du système Sāṅkhya

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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