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Ānanda (Pali and Sanskrit: आनंद; 5th–4th century BCE) was the primary attendant of the Buddha and one of his ten principal disciples. Among the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda stood out for having the best memory. Most of the texts of the early Buddhist Sutta-Piṭaka (Pali: सुत्त पिटक; Sanskrit: सूत्र-पिटक, Sūtra-Piṭaka) are attributed to his recollection…
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TTTA extracted 260 structured relationships around Ānanda. Examples in this analysis include Ānanda → Born → 5th–4th century BCE Kapilavatthu and Ānanda → Consecration → Mahākassapa. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ānanda | Born | 5th–4th century BCE Kapilavatthu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Consecration | Mahākassapa | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Died | 20 years after the Buddha's death On the river Rohīni near Vesālī, or the Ganges | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Initiation | 20th (Mūlasarvāstivāda) or 2nd (other traditions) year of the Buddha's ministry Nigrodhārāma or Anupiya, Malla by Daśabāla Kāśyapa or Belaṭṭhasīsa | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Known for | Being an attendant of the Buddha (aggupaṭṭhāyaka); powers of memory; compassion to women | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Other names | Videhamuni; Dhamma-bhaṇḍāgārika ('Treasurer of the Dhamma') | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Parent(s) | King Śuklodana or King Amitodana; Queen Mrgī (Sanskrit traditions) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Predecessor | Mahākassapa | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Religion | Buddhism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Successor | Majjhantika or Sāṇavāsī | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Teacher | The Buddha; Puṇṇa Mantānīputta | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | Title | Patriarch of the Dharma (Sanskrit traditions) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ānanda | is a | passage about spiritual friendship | 0.90 | text |
| Ānanda | is a | only disciple who was willing to teach psychic powers to Devadatta | 0.90 | text |
| Ānanda | is a | use of Bodhi trees in Buddhism | 0.90 | text |
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Source: Wikipedia — Ānanda · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout