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'''Ananda''' (Skt. ''Ānanda''; Tib. [[ཀུན་དགའ་བོ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''kun dga' bo'') — the [[Buddha]]'s cousin who later became his attendant. He remembered all the [[sutra]] teachings of the Buddha and recited them at the first council (See [[Three Buddhist Councils]]). He was the second of the [[seven patriarchs]]. He was also [[Nanda]]'s elder brother. | '''Ananda''' (Skt. ''Ānanda''; Tib. [[ཀུན་དགའ་བོ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''kun dga' bo'') — the [[Buddha]]'s cousin who later became his attendant. He remembered all the [[sutra]] teachings of the Buddha and recited them at the first council (See [[Three Buddhist Councils]]). He was the second of the [[seven patriarchs]]. He was also [[Nanda]]'s elder brother. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*''Ways of Enlightenment; Buddhist Studies at Nyingma Institute'', pages 38-40. Dharma Publishing ISBN: 0-89800-255-9 | |||
*Dudjom Rinpoche, ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, The Patriarchs of the Teachings'', pp.432-439. Published by Wisdom Publications ISBN: 0-86171-199-9 | |||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | [[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 18 February 2015
Ananda (Skt. Ānanda; Tib. ཀུན་དགའ་བོ་, Wyl. kun dga' bo) — the Buddha's cousin who later became his attendant. He remembered all the sutra teachings of the Buddha and recited them at the first council (See Three Buddhist Councils). He was the second of the seven patriarchs. He was also Nanda's elder brother.
Further Reading
- Ways of Enlightenment; Buddhist Studies at Nyingma Institute, pages 38-40. Dharma Publishing ISBN: 0-89800-255-9
- Dudjom Rinpoche, The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, The Patriarchs of the Teachings, pp.432-439. Published by Wisdom Publications ISBN: 0-86171-199-9