Literally, “Pūraṇa, descendant of Kāśyapa,” he was one of the six tīrthika teachers contemporaneous with Śākyamuni.

One of the six teachers at the time of the Buddha.

One of the six outsider teachers.

One of the six philosophical extremists who lived during the time of Buddha Śākyamuni.

An abbreviation of Pūraṇa Kāśyapa.

Extremist teacher at the time of the Buddha

An Indian sage, also known as Pūraṇa Kaśyapa, who maintained the doctrine of non-action (akriyāvāda). Not to be confused with one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples, who had the same name.