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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Śāriputra | Born | Upatiṣya (Pali: Upatissa) c. 6th/5th century BCE Nālaka or Upatiṣya Village, Rajgir, Magadha | 1.00 | infobox |
| Śāriputra | Dharma name | Śāriputra | 1.00 | infobox |
| Śāriputra | Died | c. 6th/5th century BCE Nālaka or Upatiṣya Village, Rajgir, Magadha | 1.00 | infobox |
| Śāriputra | Parent(s) | Vaṇganta or Tisya (father), Sāri (mother) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Śāriputra | Religion | Buddhism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Śāriputra | School | all | 1.00 | infobox |
| Śāriputra | Teacher | Gautama Buddha | 1.00 | infobox |
| Śāriputra | Title | Dhammasenapati (Marshal of the Dharma) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Śāriputra | Title | Paṭhamasāvaka (First Chief disciple) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Śāriputra | Title | Dakkhinasāvaka (Right hand side Chief disciple) | 1.00 | infobox |
| the Atthakatha | instance of | According to commentaries | 0.80 | text |
| Śāriputra took longer to achieve enlightenment than Maudgalyāyana because his knowledge had to be more thorough as first chief disciple | instance of | According to commentaries | 0.80 | text |
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