Mahakasyapa biography meaning

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    Mahākāśyapa

    Principal disciple of Gautama Buddha and leader at the First Council

    "Mahakassapa" redirects here. For other uses, see Kassapa.

    The elder

    Mahākāśyapa

    Mahākāśyapa holding a reliquary, sixth century CE, Hebei province, China

    Born

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    c. 603 BC or 520 BC

    Mahātittha, Magadha (present-day Bihar, India)

    Diedc. 460 BC or 380 BC

    In Kukkuṭapāda Mountain, Magadha.

    According to many hagiographic accounts, still alive there

    NationalityMagadha
    Parent(s)Father Nyagrodha, Kapila or Kosigotta; mother Sumanādevī
    EducationBrahmin caste education
    Known forLeader of the First Buddhist Council; foremost in ascetic practices (Pali: dhutavādānaṃ)
    Other namesDhutaraja
    ReligionBuddhism
    Schoolall, but most honored in Theravāda and Chan Buddhism
    TeacherGautama Buddha
    SuccessorĀnanda

    Students

    • Śroṇa-Koṭikarṇa; Bhadra-Kapilānī

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