Śāriputra
Buddhist · mortal · mythic · mortal
THE TWO CHIEF DISCIPLES ARE PAIRED IN EVERY LIST AND THE CORPUS HELD NEITHER. Their relics travel together and are recorded together; the pairing is on both records.
Relations
- companion: Maudgalyāyana
- disciple of: Siddhārtha Gautama
Sources
- Reference treatment of the Buddha and his disciples: Sariputta and Moggallana are the two Chief Disciples, Sariputta foremost among disciples of great wisdom and Maha Moggallana foremost among those of great supernatural powers; the ten great disciples are Sariputra, Moggallana, Mahakasyapa, Subhuti, Purna, Katyayana, Anuradha, Upali, Rahula and Ananda; Ananda was called the Treasurer of the Dhamma for his retentiveness of memory; Upali worked as a barber before he joined the Buddha, was foremost in observing the precepts, and became a disciple while cutting the Buddha's hair; Anuruddha was a cousin of Shakyamuni who became a disciple at the same time as Ananda.