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Śāriputra

Śāriputra (Sanskrit: शारिपुत्र; Tibetan: ཤཱ་རིའི་བུ་, Pali: Sāriputta, lit. "the son of Śāri", born Upatiṣya, Pali: Upatissa) was one of the top disciples of the Buddha. He is considered the first of the Buddha's two chief male disciples, together with Maudgalyāyana (Pali: Moggallāna). Śāriputra had a key leadership role in the ministry of the Buddha and…

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Born
Upatiṣya (Pali: Upatissa) c. 6th/5th century BCE Nālaka or Upatiṣya Village, Rajgir, Magadha
Dharma name
Śāriputra
Died
c. 6th/5th century BCE Nālaka or Upatiṣya Village, Rajgir, Magadha
Parent(s)
Vaṇganta or Tisya (father), Sāri (mother)
Religion
Buddhism
School
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related to Abhidharma · 44
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related to Early life · 38
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related to Chief disciple · 28
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related to Legacy · 26
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related to background · 25
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related to Relics · 24
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related to Death · 20
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related to Person · 16
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related to Other Mahayana Sutras · 15
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related to Prajñāpāramitā sutras · 14
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ŚāriputraBornUpatiṣya (Pali: Upatissa) c. 6th/5th century BCE Nālaka or Upatiṣya Village, Rajgir, Magadha1.00infobox
ŚāriputraDharma nameŚāriputra1.00infobox
ŚāriputraDiedc. 6th/5th century BCE Nālaka or Upatiṣya Village, Rajgir, Magadha1.00infobox
ŚāriputraParent(s)Vaṇganta or Tisya (father), Sāri (mother)1.00infobox
ŚāriputraReligionBuddhism1.00infobox
ŚāriputraSchoolall1.00infobox
ŚāriputraTeacherGautama Buddha1.00infobox
ŚāriputraTitleDhammasenapati (Marshal of the Dharma)1.00infobox
ŚāriputraTitlePaṭhamasāvaka (First Chief disciple)1.00infobox
ŚāriputraTitleDakkhinasāvaka (Right hand side Chief disciple)1.00infobox
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Śāriputra took longer to achieve enlightenment than Maudgalyāyana because his knowledge had to be more thorough as first chief discipleinstance ofAccording to commentaries0.80text

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