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'''Mahakashyapa''' (Skt. ''Mahākāśyapa''; [[Wyl.]] '' 'od srung chen po'') — one of the principles disciples of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] and the first of the [[seven patriarchs]] who upheld the [[Dharma]] and succeeded to the Buddha as heads of the Buddhist community. He was responsible for holding the [[Three Buddhist Councils|first Buddhist council]] in [[Rajagriha]]. It is said he attained the state of an [[arhat]] only eight days after his first encounter with the Buddha. | '''Mahakashyapa''' (Skt. ''Mahākāśyapa''; [[Wyl.]] '' 'od srung chen po'') — one of the principles disciples of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] and the first of the [[seven patriarchs]] who upheld the [[Dharma]] and succeeded to the Buddha as heads of the Buddhist community. He was responsible for holding the [[Three Buddhist Councils|first Buddhist council]] in [[Rajagriha]]. It is said he attained the state of an [[arhat]] only eight days after his first encounter with the Buddha. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Nyanaponika Thera, ''The Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy'' (Wisdom Publications, 2003). | |||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | [[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 8 March 2010
Mahakashyapa (Skt. Mahākāśyapa; Wyl. 'od srung chen po) — one of the principles disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni and the first of the seven patriarchs who upheld the Dharma and succeeded to the Buddha as heads of the Buddhist community. He was responsible for holding the first Buddhist council in Rajagriha. It is said he attained the state of an arhat only eight days after his first encounter with the Buddha.
Further Reading
- Nyanaponika Thera, The Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy (Wisdom Publications, 2003).