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Ānanda (Pali and Sanskrit: आनंद; 5th4th century BCE) was the primary attendant of the Buddha and one of his ten principal disciples. Among the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda stood out for having the best memory. Most of the texts of the early Buddhist Sutta-Piṭaka (; , Sūtra-Piṭaka) are attributed to his recollection of the Buddha's teachings during the First Buddhist Council. For that reason, he is known as the Treasurer of the Dhamma, with Dhamma (, dharma) referring to the Buddha's teaching. In Early Buddhist Texts, Ānanda was the first cousin of the Buddha. Although the early texts do not
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
- Part of
- Ten Principal Disciples
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Kapilavastu
- Place of death
- Vaishali
- Sibling
- Devadatta
- Occupation
- Buddhist monk
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Family
- family of Gautama Buddha
- 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
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- Ānanda
- name in native language
- आनन्द
- relative
- The Buddha
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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