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Ānanda ( Pali and Sanskrit: आनन्द; 5th–4th century BCE) was the primary attendant of the Buddha and one of his ten principal disciples. Among the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda stood out for having the best memory.
Ānanda (Sanskrit: आनन्द) literally means bliss or happiness. In the Hindu Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad gita, ānanda signifies eternal bliss which accompanies the ending of the rebirth cycle.
Ānanda, (Sanskrit: “joy,” or “bliss”), in Indian philosophy of the Upaniṣads and the school of Vedānta, an important attribute of the supreme being Brahman.
Ānanda. Then the Venerable Ānanda approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him:
Ānanda (T. Kun dga' bo ཀུན་དགའ་བོ་; C. Anan[tuo] 阿難[陀]) was Gautama Buddha's cousin and personal attendant, and one of his principal disciples. Amongst the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda stood out for having the most retentive memory.
Ānanda, The Guardian of the Dhamma. Contents. 1. Ānanda’s Personal Path..........................................................................................................4. 2. Ānanda’s Renown....................................................................................................................7. 3.
Ānanda -Complete Bliss. Sat - Existence. Cit - Consciousness. The second chapter of the Taittiriya Upaniṣad designated as Ānanda Valli shows by a calculation of its own, that brahmānanda or bliss of Brahman is infinitely superior to the greatest joy of a human being ideally situated in life can ever hope to get.
Ānanda. Quick Reference. One of the Buddha's chief disciples and his first cousin, his father being a brother of Śuddhodana, the Buddha's father. It appears that he entered the Order (Saṃgha) in the second year of the Buddha's ministry and was ordained by the Buddha himself.
Jan 1, 2022 · The Sanskrit term ānanda means bliss. It is an experience that cannot be described in ordinary language. It is sometimes used to define the nature of something like Brahman, ultimate reality. The enlightenment experience is frequently described as blissful.
Overview. ānanda. Quick Reference. A term used of brahman (neut.), as ultimate reality, from the earliest Upaniṣads onwards. In Advaita Vedānta it is combined with sat (‘being’), and cit (‘awareness, sentience, consciousness’) into saccidānanda, a single term conveying the spiritual and unitary character of the absolute.
