Kalyāṇa-mittatā is a Buddhist concept of "admirable friendship" within Buddhist community life, applicable to both monastic and householder relationships. One involved in such a relationship is known
Sculpture at Vulture Peak, Rajgir, India, depicting the Buddha consoling Ānanda
Ānanda 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 Bu
Head of Ānanda, once part of a limestone sculpture from the northern Xiangtangshan Caves. Northern Qi dynasty, 550–577 CE.
Chinese statue, identified as likely being Ānanda
18th-century Burmese sculpture of Ānanda
Sculpture of Ānanda from Wat Khao Rup Chang, Songkhla, Thailand