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The story of Andal(meaning one who attracts), the woman poet saint who

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.

The Buddha’s goal was to develop a community of disciples made up of monks and

Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of Gautam Buddha between the

Bhaddiya was one of the five monks who left home with the Buddha and

WHY A NON-INDIAN, NON-HINDU IS BUILDING THE SHIVAJI MAHARAJ MUSEUM OF INDIAN HISTORY

Bakkula was one of the close disciples of the Buddha.

Assaji was one of the five monks the others being

Ashvagosha was a great Buddhist Guru and one of India’s

Aryadeva was a disciple of Acharya Nagarjuna. In the Zen