Purana Kassapa

Indian philosopher

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In Indian philosophy: Background
…thought: by naturalists, such as Purana (“The Old One”) Kassapa, who denied both virtue and vice (dharma and adharma) and thus all moral efficacy of human deeds; by determinists, such as the Ajivika Makkhali Gosala, who denied sin and freedom of will; and by materialists, such as Ajita Keshakambalin, who,…
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