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Devadatta was by tradition a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddhārtha. The accounts of his life vary greatly, but he is generally seen as an evil and divisive figure in Buddhism, who led a breakaway group in the earliest days of the religion.
Feb 5, 2018 · According to Buddhist tradition, the disciple Devadatta was the Buddha's cousin and also brother to the Buddha's wife, Yasodhara. Devadatta is said to have caused a split in the sangha by persuading 500 monks to leave the Buddha and follow him instead.
Devadatta was a Buddhist monk who sought to reform the sangha (monastic community) by imposing upon it a stricter code of life. He was a cousin of the Buddha. Devadatta is said to have joined the sangha along with Ananda, who was possibly his brother, in the 20th year of the Buddha’s ministry.
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Devadatta (T. lhas sbyin ལྷས་སྦྱིན་; C. tipodaduo 提婆達多) was a cousin of Gautama Buddha who became an early disciple, but later turned against the Buddha and became a bitter rival. According to tradition, Devadatta became a disciple of the Buddha at the same time as Ananda and others.
Then the Buddha said to the four kinds of believers: “Devadatta, after immeasurable kalpas have passed, will attain buddhahood. He will be called Heavenly King Thus Come One , worthy of offerings, of right and universal knowledge, perfect clarity and conduct, well gone, understanding the world, unexcelled worthy, trainer of people, teacher of ...
Devadatta (Sanskrit and Pali: देवदत्त devadatta; Sinhalese: දේවදත්ත;) was by tradition a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddārtha, the Śākyamuni Buddha, and brother of Ānanda, a principal student of The Buddha.
Devadatta | Noble Warrior : A Life of the Buddha. Chapter Thirteen. Devadatta. Navigation Books / Noble Warrior / Devadatta. The second—and more serious—of the two challenges to the unity of the Saṅgha came late in the Buddha’s life.
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