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Topic: Shariputra


  
  Life of the Buddha - ReligionFacts
Once when Assaji was begging for alms, he encountered an inquisitive gentleman named Shariputra, who was then a follower of Sanjaya Belatthiputta, a renowned skeptic sage of the times.
Shariputra, along with his fast friend Maudgalyayana were Sanjaya's fervent and most important disciples.
Maudgalyayana was able to perceive the greatness of Buddha's teachings and he and Shariputra thereupon resolved to become followers of Shakyamuni.
www.religionfacts.com /buddhism/history/buddha.htm   (3700 words)

  
 Buddhism in a Nutshell
There are also a few discourses delivered by some of His distinguished disciples such as the Venerable Shariputra, Ánanda, Magdalena, etc., included in it.
It is like a book of prescriptions, as the sermons embodied therein were expounded to suit the different occasions and the temperaments of various persons.
Just as the Arahats Shariputra and Magdalena were made the two chief disciples in the Order of monks, even so he appointed Arahats Khema and Uppalavanna as the two chief female disciples.
www.buddhistinformation.com /buddhism_in_a_nutshell.htm   (13016 words)

  
 lotusinthemud: Weblogs
Studying the written word, on its own, is dry.
In the Heart Sutra the ultimate heart value, Quan Shi Yin, speaks to the ultimate intellectual value, Shariputra.
Heart and Mind should travel the path hand in hand.
lotusinthemud.typepad.com /sujatin/weblogs/index.html   (5927 words)

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