Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t10.47

v1.c7.s7.t10.47

Chinese Buddhist scriptures also contain extensive references to the founders of the Samkhya school and their theories. For instance, in his “*Great Commentary on the Nyayapravesa*”, Kuiji gave a genealogical account of the Samkhya school, with its “founding fathers” listed one by one, starting with Kapila, who, according to the book, “is a divine figure with yellow-reddish skin”.