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Vappa was one of the Panchavaggiyyas or first five monks who were

Uppalavanna and Khema were the two main female disciples of the Buddha

Upali was one of the closest disciples of Buddha. He belonged to the

It is said that when the Buddha as Siddhartha Gautama left home

Subhuti was one of the close disciples of the Buddha. He was foremost

The life of the Buddha is not only one man’s quest to find the meaning

Rahula was the son of Buddha and was one of his close disciples.

Purna(Sanskrit) and Punna(Pali) was one of the closest disciples of the Buddha.

Anuruddha was the cousin of Buddha and was the brother of Ananda

After the death of Siddhartha’s mother Mahamaya King Shudhodhana married her younger sister Maha Pajapati Gotami

Mahanama was one of the first five monks or Panchavaggiyyas who were with the Buddha right from

Mahakasyapa (Sanskrit) or Maha Kassapa(Pali) or Pipphali Kassappa was one of the foremost disciples of the Buddha.

Maha Kaccana (Pali) or Maha Katyayana (Sanskrit) was one of Buddha’s foremost disciples

Moggallana was considered the next wisest and highly developed disciple after Sariputra by Buddha.

Kondanna(Pali) or Ajnata Kaundinya(Sanskrit) was one of the first five monks with Buddha.

Khema was the first female disciple of Buddha. She was foremost in wisdom and was an exemplary monk who…

Jivaka was the physician of the Buddha and the Sangha and a close disciple of the Buddha. The story…

Hatthaka of Alavi was the son of the ruler of Alavi. He was one of the foremost lay disciples of the Buddha

The eighteen Arhats or eighteen Luohans are the original followers of Buddha depicted in the

The Sacred Text (Buddhist Sutra) called the Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life contains the story of Amitabha Buddha.