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| [[Ananda]] ([[6th century BCE]]) - [[आनन्द]] - [[Ānanda]] - [[Ānanda]] - [[ཀུན་དགའ་བོ།]] [[kun dga' bo]] [[kunga bo]] - [[阿難]] [[阿难]], [[Ānán]] - [[아난]] [[Anan]] - [[阿難]] [[Anan]] - [[Ānanda]] | [[Ananda]] ([[6th century BCE]]) - [[आनन्द]] - [[Ānanda]] - [[Ānanda]] - [[ཀུན་དགའ་བོ།]] [[kun dga' bo]] [[kunga bo]] - [[阿難]] [[阿难]], [[Ānán]] - [[아난]] [[Anan]] - [[阿難]] [[Anan]] - [[Ānanda]] |
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| | [[Ananda]] was a primary disciple and the devoted attendant of [[Shakyamuni]] [[Buddha]]. His name in [[Sanskrit]] is written as [[आनन्द]] - [[Ānanda]], which translates to bliss or joy, and in the [[Tibetan script]] it is written as [[ཀུན་དགའ་བོ།]] followed by the [[Wylie]] [[kun dga' bo]] and the pronunciation [[Kunga Bo]]. While his exact [[year of birth]] and [[year of death]] are not definitively recorded in historical archives, traditional accounts state he was born in the [[5th century BCE]] in ancient [[India]] and died in the [[4th century BCE]], reputedly living to the age of one hundred and twenty. As a cousin of the [[Buddha]], he renounced his royal heritage to join the monastic [[Sangha]] and cultivated immense [[merit]] through his tireless service. Known for his unparalleled [[mindfulness]] and photographic memory, he was entrusted with memorizing the vast teachings of the [[Dharma]] during his twenty-five years of attendance, ensuring the preservation of the [[Middle Way]] and the profound discourses on [[karma]] and [[samsara]]. |
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| | Following the [[parinirvana]] of the [[Buddha]], a grand assembly of enlightened [[Buddhist Masters]] was convened to codify the teachings, and [[Ananda]] played an indispensable role due to his perfect [[concentration]] and recall. At this First Council, led by the master [[Mahakashyapa]], he recited the entirety of the sutra pitaka from memory, beginning each recitation with the famous phrase indicating what he had directly heard. These recitations formed the basis of foundational texts found throughout the [[Chinese Tripitaka]] and the [[Tibetan Tripitaka]], such as the Dirgha Agama which is cataloged as [[Taisho Number 1]], and the foundational sutras found starting with [[Toh Number 1]]. Furthermore, guided by profound [[compassion]] and [[loving-kindness]], he successfully petitioned the [[Buddha]] to allow women to ordain, thereby establishing the female monastic [[Sangha]] and expanding the opportunity for all to practice [[ethical conduct]] and strive for [[nirvana]]. |
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| | Despite his vast knowledge of the [[Dharma]] and intimate proximity to [[Shakyamuni]], [[Ananda]] struggled to achieve ultimate [[wisdom]] and complete [[awakening]] while his teacher was still alive, remaining a stream-enterer bound by subtle attachments. It was only on the eve of the First Council, under immense pressure to participate as an enlightened being, that he exhausted himself in [[meditation]] on [[anicca]] and [[emptiness of self]]. In the brief moment of lying down to rest, entirely relinquishing all [[right effort]] and grasping, he completely eradicated the [[three poisons]] and realized [[dependent origination]], achieving full [[awakening]]. He spent his remaining years teaching the [[Dharma]] with perfect [[equanimity]] and [[skillful means]], eventually passing into [[parinirvana]] himself, leaving a legacy that future [[bodhisattvas]] and masters like [[Nagarjuna]] and [[Asanga]] would rely upon to propagate the path of liberation. |
