Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher whose teachings emphasized immortality of the soul and reincarnation. He taught that the concept of "number" cleared the mind and allowed for the understanding of reality.

What is Pythagoras famous for?

Pythagoras is best known in the modern day for the Pythagorean Theorem, a mathematical formula which states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides. However, during his lifetime, he was viewed as a mystic rather than a mathematician.

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Pythagoras (l.c. 571 to c. 497 BCE) was a Greek philosopher whose teachings emphasized the immortality and transmigration of the soul (reincarnation), virtuous, humane behavior toward all living things, and the concept of "number" as truth in that mathematics not only cleared the mind but allowed for an objective comprehension of reality.

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