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阿難

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Also known as Ānanda Bhikkhu

釈迦の十大弟子の一人

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Ānanda was the Buddha's primary attendant and one of his principal disciples, renowned for his exceptional memory that allowed him to preserve and recite the Buddha's teachings at the First Buddhist Council, earning him the title "Treasurer of the Dhamma." Most of the early Buddhist scriptures known as the Sutta-Piṭaka are attributed to Ānanda's recollection, making him crucial to the preservation and transmission of Buddhist doctrine.

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Key facts

Religious biography.name
Ānanda
Religious biography.other_names
Videhamuni; Dhamma-bhaṇḍāgārika ('Treasurer of the Dhamma')
Religious biography.honorific prefix
Venerable, the Elder (Thera)
Religious biography.image
Head of the Disciple Ananda, Hebei province, Fengfeng, northern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, South Cave, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05697.JPG
Religious biography.alt
Sculpture of head of smiling monk with East Asian traits, part of limestone sculpture
Religious biography.caption
Head of Ānanda, once part of a limestone sculpture from the northern Xiangtangshan Caves. Northern Qi dynasty, 550577 CE.
Religious biography.birth_place
Kapilavatthu
Religious biography.birth_date
5th4th century BCE
Religious biography.death_place
On the river Rohīni near Vesālī, or the Ganges
Religious biography.death_date
20 years after the Buddha's death
Religious biography.religion
Buddhism
Religious biography.known_for
Being an attendant of the Buddha (aggupaṭṭhāyaka); powers of memory; compassion to women
Religious biography.teacher
The Buddha; Puṇṇa Mantānīputta
Religious biography.initiator
Daśabāla Kāśyapa or Belaṭṭhasīsa
Religious biography.initiation_date
20th (Mūlasarvāstivāda) or 2nd (other traditions) year of the Buddha's ministry
Religious biography.initiation_place
Nigrodhārāma or Anupiya, Malla
Religious biography.students
Majjhantika; Sāṇavāsī, etc.
Religious biography.parents
King Śuklodana or King Amitodana; Queen Mrgī (Sanskrit traditions)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
Kapilavastu
Place of death
Vaishali
Sibling
Devadatta
Occupation
Buddhist monk
Religion
Buddhism
Image
Head of the Disciple Ananda, Hebei province, Fengfeng, northern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, South Cave, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05697.JPG
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date of birth
0600-01-01
date of death
0500-01-01
Commons category
Ānanda
name in native language
आनन्द
relative
The Buddha
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Article · 日本語

阿難(あなん、梵/巴:Ānanda आनन्द アーナンダ 阿難陀)は、釈迦の十大弟子の一人であり、釈迦の侍者として常に説法を聴いていたことから多聞第一(たもんだいいち)と称せられた。禅宗では摩訶迦葉の跡を継いで仏法付法蔵の第3祖であるとする。阿難陀は漢語意訳では歓喜・慶喜とも記される。 なお各種仏典には、仏弟子や龍王をはじめとして、「-nanda(○○難陀)」という名前が頻繁に登場する。たとえば孫陀羅難陀も本項の阿難陀と名前が似ているため、よく混同されるが別人である。

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