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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/01/01 02:27 UTC 版)
Kapila (Hindi: कपिल ऋषि) was a Vedic sage credited as one of the founders of the Samkhya school of philosophy. He is prominent in the Bhagavata Purana, which features a theistic version of his Samkhya philosophy. Traditional Hindu sources describe him as a descendant of Manu, a grandson of Brahma. The Bhagavad Gita depicts Kapila as a yogi hermit with highly developed siddhis, or spiritual powers. Kapila's descendants can still be found in Punjab in North India. They have their surnames as Kapil/Kapila.