Because of this, he became to be known as “sage of the Shakya clan”, which is the most common name used in the Mahayana literature to refer to the Buddha.

By the time Siddhartha Gautama was born, the intellectual decay of the old Brahmanic orthodoxy had begotten a strong skepticism and moral vacuum which was filled by new religious and philosophical views.

This was a time when the traditional religious order in India was being challenged by a number of new philosophical and religious schools that were not in line with the orthodox Indian religious views.

The Vedic philosophy, theology and metaphysics, along with its ever growing complexity of rituals and sacrificial fees, was being questioned.

Also, they both strived to attain a state of human perfection and their approach was purely agnostic. Kapila organized his views in a system of philosophy that has not a hint of sympathy for mankind in general.

The Buddha, on the other hand, delivered his message with a living, all-embracing sympathy and a deep concern for the poor and the oppressed.