Kapil Ashram ( Sanskrit : कपिल आश्रम ) was a Hindu monastery of the Vedic sage

Kapila Kapila () (7th-6th-century BCE), also referred to as Cakradhanus, is a Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy., Quote:"Kapila (fl. 550 BC), Vedic sage and founder of the system of Samkhya, ...

. He is the author of Shankhya Shastra of Ancient Indian philosophy. It is located at Kakraul village of Rahika block in Madhubani district of Mithila region of Bihar.

Background

According to legend this place is related to Maharishi Kardam and Devhuti.

was the son of Maharshi Kardam. It is believed that the Vedic sage

was the devotee of Lord

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. He established Shivlinga at the Kakraul village known as Kapileshwar Sthan. There was an Ashram of Kapila where he developed and wrote the Shankhya Shastra of the Indian philosophy. There he taught his Shankhya Shastra to his disciples for many years. Seerdhawaja

Janaka Janaka (, IAST: ''Janaka'') is the King of Videha who ruled from Mithila (region), Mithila, in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. Janaka was married to Sunayana (Ramayana), Sunayana. He is the father of Sita and Urmila in the epic. The term Janaka ...

the king of

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also came here to study the Shankhya Shastra from the Vedic sage Kapila. This is the attractive tourist destination for Hindu pilgrims in the Mithila region. Hindu devotees from different parts of the district and the entire Mithila come here to worship the Shivlinga of the Kapileshwar Sthan temple.

References

{{reflist Ancient India Places in the Ramayana Ashrams Tourist attractions in Madhubani district Hindu educational institutions Ancient Mithila University