# Kapila - Sage and philosopher

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/kapila
Lifetime: traditional founder of Samkhya
Dynasty or school: Sages, poets and scholars
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapila

Traditional founder of the Samkhya school, which analyses reality as purusha (consciousness) and prakriti (matter). His historicity is uncertain; Samkhya texts attributed to him survive only in later forms, and his dating is conjectural.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Gargi Vachaknavi](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/gargi-vachaknavi)
- Next in list: [Valmiki](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/valmiki)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- -600 - [Shramana Movements Arise](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-600-shramana-movements-arise)
- -600 - [Mahajanapadas Emerge](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-600-mahajanapadas-emerge)
- -600 - [Charvaka Materialism](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-600-charvaka-materialism)
- -600 - [Sushruta and Early Surgery](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-600-sushruta-and-early-surgery)
- -600 - [Samkhya Dualism Takes Shape](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-600-samkhya-dualism-takes-shape)
- -600 - [Vedangas Develop](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-600-vedangas-develop)
- -599 - [Mahavira and Jainism](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-599-mahavira-and-jainism)
- -563 - [Gautama Buddha Born at Lumbini](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-563-gautama-buddha-born-at-lumbini)
- -543 - [Bimbisara Builds Magadha](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-543-bimbisara-builds-magadha)
- -528 - [First Sermon at Sarnath](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-528-first-sermon-at-sarnath)
- -518 - [Achaemenid Conquest of Hindush](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-518-achaemenid-conquest-of-hindush)
- -500 - [Takshashila Becomes a Centre of Learning](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-500-takshashila-becomes-a-centre-of-learning)
- -500 - [Ajivika Fatalist Movement](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-500-ajivika-fatalist-movement)
- -500 - [Kapilavastu and the Shakya Republic](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-500-kapilavastu-and-the-shakya-republic)
- -500 - [Dharmasutras Codify Law](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-500-dharmasutras-codify-law)
- -500 - [Ashrama System of Life Stages](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-500-ashrama-system-of-life-stages)
- -500 - [Principal Upanishads Take Shape](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-500-principal-upanishads-take-shape)
- -500 - [Early Yoga Practices](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-500-early-yoga-practices)
- -500 - [Ayurveda Doctrines Emerge](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-500-ayurveda-doctrines-emerge)
- -500 - [Ramayana in Tradition and Text](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-500-ramayana-in-tradition-and-text)