Kapila: Founder of Samkhya and Avatara of Visnu (With a Translation of Kapilasurisamvada)
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8121511940
Length
xii+250p., Plates; Figures
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In the Hindu tradition Kapila is admired and worshipped as a philosopher, a divinity, an Avatara of Visnu and as a powerful ascetic. This book is the first monographic study of this important figure. The book deals with Kapila in the Veda, the Sramana traditions, the epics and the Puranas, in the 'Samkhya system of religious thought and in the ritual traditions of many contemporary Hindu traditions. Kapila is an important figure in the sacred geography of India ...
