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阿難陀

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Basic Meaning: Ānanda

Senses:

  • A cousin of Śākyamuni; son of Droṇodana-rāja, and younger brother of Devadatta, who became one of his ten primary disciples 十大弟子. He is said to have had a perfect memory and thus was capable of recalling all of the Buddhaʼs sermons; he was, in general, deeply learned, and is thus also referred to as 多聞. After the Buddhaʼs death he is said to have compiled the sutras in the Vaibhāra cave, but at the time of Buddhaʼs death he had not yet attained enlightenment, and only achieved this following the exhortations of Kāśyapa 迦葉, Śākyamuniʼs successor. After his enlightenment, the rest of the saṃgha allowed his recitation of the sutras. Thus all the scriptures are said to have been recorded from the mouth of Ānanda, who begins each recitation with "Thus I have heard...(如是我聞)" Translated as 歡喜 Joy. He is listed in later traditions, such as Chan and Tiantai, as the second patriarch. (Pāli. Ananta) Abbreviated as 阿難. [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa]
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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2013-11-28