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Vedic Sage in Hindu tradition

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Kapila, 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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Statue of Kapila Maharshi, NashikStatue of Kapila Maharshi, NashikMemorial Statue of the sage Kapila at the entrance gate of the Uchchaith Bhagawati Mandir complex near Benipatti town in the Mithila region of BiharMemorial Statue of the sage Kapila at the entrance gate of the Uchchaith Bhagawati Mandir complex near Benipatti town in the Mithila region of BiharSketch of Kapil Muni at Kapil Sankhya Ashram, VaranasiSketch of Kapil Muni at Kapil Sankhya Ashram, Varanasi

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Kapila
said · 2002
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Kapila's arguments are listed [by Dr. Ambedkar], and the last one introduces yet another fundamental concept of Buddhism: suffering (dukkha).

Quoted in Elst, Koenraad (2002). Who is a Hindu?: Hindu revivalist views of Animism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and other offshoots of Hinduism.

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