[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.812 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.812 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.812 - **Language:** English ### [c5.812](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.812) KAPILA, KAPILA-VASTU. A town on the river Rohinī, an affluent of the Rāptī, which was the capital of Suddhodana, the father of Gotama Buddha. - [Previous: c5.811](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.811) - [Next: c5.813](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.813) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.812](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.812) · Pramāṇa