Nanda: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Nanda.jpg|frame|Nanda]] | [[Image:Nanda.jpg|frame|Nanda]] | ||
'''Nanda''' (Skt. ''Nanda''; Tib. [[དགའ་བོ་]], ''gawo'', [[Wyl.]] ''dga' bo'') — a | '''Nanda''' (Skt. ''Nanda''; Tib. [[དགའ་བོ་]], ''gawo'', [[Wyl.]] ''dga' bo'') — a half-brother of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]. He was the son of king [[Shuddhodana]] and his second wife [[Mahaprajapati]] (Skt. Mahāprājāpatī), who was the sister of [[Mayadevi]], Buddha's mother. | ||
At first he was strongly attached to his beautiful wife to be, but later became a monk and attained the level of an [[arhat]]. | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 95-96. | *[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 95-96.<ref>It should be noted that there is a mistake in Padmakara's translation, where Nanda is referred to as the ''cousin'' of the Buddha. The meaning of the Tibetan word ''gcung'' is younger brother. </ref> | ||
==Notes== | |||
<small><references/></small> | |||
[[Category:Historical Figures]] | [[Category:Historical Figures]] | ||
[[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | [[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | ||
Revision as of 09:49, 1 November 2018
Nanda (Skt. Nanda; Tib. དགའ་བོ་, gawo, Wyl. dga' bo) — a half-brother of Buddha Shakyamuni. He was the son of king Shuddhodana and his second wife Mahaprajapati (Skt. Mahāprājāpatī), who was the sister of Mayadevi, Buddha's mother.
At first he was strongly attached to his beautiful wife to be, but later became a monk and attained the level of an arhat.
Further Reading
- Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 95-96.[1]
Notes
- ↑ It should be noted that there is a mistake in Padmakara's translation, where Nanda is referred to as the cousin of the Buddha. The meaning of the Tibetan word gcung is younger brother.