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'''Aniruddha''' (Skt. Tib, | '''Aniruddha''' (Skt. Tib, མ་འགགས་པ་, ''magakpa'', [[Wyl.]] '' ma 'gags pa'') literally means 'unobstructed'. One of the ten great [[Shravaka]] disciples, famed for his [[meditation|meditative prowess]] and [[མངོན་ཤེས་|super-knowledges]]. He was the [[Shakyamuni Buddha|Buddha]]'s cousin—a son of Amrtodana, one of the brothers of King Shuddhodana—and is often mentioned along with his two brothers Bhadrika and Mahanama. Some sources also include [[Ananda]] among his brothers. <ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref> | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*Nyanaponika Thera, ''The Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy'' (Wisdom Publications, 2003). | *Nyanaponika Thera, ''The Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy'' (Wisdom Publications, 2003). | ||
[[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | [[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:02, 3 March 2024
Aniruddha (Skt. Tib, མ་འགགས་པ་, magakpa, Wyl. ma 'gags pa) literally means 'unobstructed'. One of the ten great Shravaka disciples, famed for his meditative prowess and super-knowledges. He was the Buddha's cousin—a son of Amrtodana, one of the brothers of King Shuddhodana—and is often mentioned along with his two brothers Bhadrika and Mahanama. Some sources also include Ananda among his brothers. [1]
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.
Further Reading
- Nyanaponika Thera, The Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy (Wisdom Publications, 2003).