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The name Devadatta means god-given in Palī and Sanskrit. It is composed from the stem form of deva ("god") and the past participle datta of the verb da ("to give"), composed as a tatpuruṣa compound. In the Bhagavad Gītā, the conch shell used by Arjuna on the battle-field of Kurukshetra was named Devadatta. The name Devadatta is still used ...
Feb 5, 2018 · Devadatta persuaded 500 monks that his Super Austerity Plan was a surer path to enlightenment than the Buddha's, and they followed Devadatta to become his disciples. In response, the Buddha sent two of his disciples, Sariputra and Mahamaudgayalyana, to teach the dharma to the wayward monks.
Devadatta (flourished 6th century bce, India) 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 was the Paternal second cousin (or, in some accounts, paternal second cousin) of the Buddha he was small brother of Anand. He was ordained into the sangha along with his brothers and friends and their barber, Upāli , when the Buddha preached to the Shakyas in Kapilavastu.
Devadatta represents fiery flames, the dragon girl represents a giant reptile, and Manjushrī represents the sword of wisdom. An orally transmitted teaching says that all these three elements are represented in the form of the wisdom king Immovable [the fire in the flames surrounding him, the reptile in the dragon that winds itself around his ...
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.
The fact that I have attained impartial and correct enlightenment and can save living beings on a broad scale is all due to Devadatta, who was a good friend.” Then the Buddha said to the four kinds of believers: “Devadatta, after immeasurable kalpas have passed, will attain buddhahood
Mar 12, 2009 · Devedatta was the son of Suddhodana ’s brother Suppabuddha and thus was the Buddha ’s cousin. His name means ‘god-given.’. When the Buddha returned to Kapilavatthu for the first time after his enlightenment, several young sakyan men including Devadatta decided to become monks (Vinaya 2. 182).
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.
Jan 1, 2017 · Definition. Cousin and brother-in-law of the Buddha. Introduction. Devadatta was the son of Sākyan Suppabuddha (the Buddha’s mother’s brother) and Amitā (the Buddha’s father’s sister, [ 27 ], Vol. i, p. 289; [ 28 ], Vol. i, p. 105).
