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For that reason, he is known as the Treasurer of the Dhamma, with Dhamma (Sanskrit: धर्म, dharma) referring to the Buddha's teaching. In Early Buddhist Texts, Ānanda was the first cousin of the Buddha.
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It was during the Buddha's first trip back to Kapilavatthu after his enlightenment that Ananda, along with his brother Anuruddha and his cousin Devadatta, became a monk. He proved to be a willing and diligent student and within a year he became a Stream-Winner.
Anuruddha gained the psychic power of the divine eye ( dibba-cakkhu ); Ven. Devadatta developed the eight mundane attainments; Ven. Ānanda was established in Stream-entry ( Sotāpatti-phala ); Ven. Bhagu and Ven. Kimila became Arahats later.
Nanda was the son of Śuddhodana of the Shakya clan, and Mahapajapati, who was the younger sister of Māyā, the Buddha's mother. According to traditional accounts, after attaining enlightenment, the Buddha returned to his childhood home and taught the dharma to his family and friends, including Nanda.
- Aspiration Expressed in The Past
- Ascetic Life Adopted in His Final Existence
- Etadagga Title Achieved
A hundred thousand aeons ago, in the lifetime of the Buddha Padumuttara, the future Thera Anuruddha was an unknown householder. One afternoon, he went along with a crowd of people to the monastery to listen to the Dhamma. Having respectfully paid homage to the Buddha, he stood at the edge of the audience, paying attention to the Buddha’s discourse....
Since he became royal merchant, Dhanaseṭṭhi by name, he performed good works till the end of his life, and upon his death, he was reborn in the realm of devas. This virtuous man, who was the future Anuruddha, was reborn only in the divine and human abodes for a long time. When our Buddha was about to appear, he was born in the royal residence of Su...
Thereafter, when the Buddha was staying at the Jetavana monastery, He convened a meeting, in which He declared a large number of monks as foremost (etadagga) in their respective attainments but He admired the Venerable Anuruddha, saying: Saying thus, the Buddha declared the Venerable Anuruddha as the foremost (etadagga) in acquiring the divine eye....
Sep 17, 2019 · Since the attainment of arahatship, the Venerable Ānanda was commuted with the first Buddhist Council. We shall relate the event with reference to the Commentary on Sīlakkhandha vagga (Dīgha Nikāya) on this subject.
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Anuruddha, one day had said to himself that it was a disgrace that none of the Sakyas had seen fit to follow the Buddha. He decided to set a good example, and as there was no reason for hiding his intention, he mentioned it first to Bhadrika, who was his best friend.
