Philosopher

Purana Kassapa

Overview

Purana Kassapa (IAST: Pūrṇa Kāśyapa; Pali: Pūraṇa Kassapa) was an Indian ascetic teacher who lived around the 6th century BCE, contemporaneous with Mahavira and Shakyamuni Buddha.

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Philosophers who discussed Purana Kassapa

• The Buddha

Ideas Purana Kassapa discusses

• Aṅguttara Nikāya
• Mahavira
• Dhammapada
• Sanskrit
• Pali Canon
• Śramaṇa
• Pali
• Merit (Buddhism)
• Makkhali Gosala

Place in the tradition

Part of Ajñana.

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