Ten principal disciples
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The ten principal disciples were the main disciples of Gautama Buddha. Depending on the scripture, the disciples included in this group vary. In many Mahāyāna discourses, these ten disciples are menti
Buddha and his disciples. Kandy, Sri Lanka
Mahākāśyapa
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Mahākāśyapa was one of the principal disciples of Gautama Buddha. He is regarded in Buddhism as an enlightened disciple, being foremost in ascetic practice. Mahākāśyapa assumed leadership of the monas
Ten principal disciples
…texts, and it has been suggested that his role in the texts was emphasized during a period of compiling that stressed monastic discipline, during which Mahākassapa (Sanskrit: Mahākāśyapa) and Upāli became the most important disciples. Later, Upāli and his pupils became known as vinayadharas (Pāli; 'custodians of…
Mahākāśyapa holding a reliquary, sixth century CE, Hebei province, China
Pippala Cave in Rajgir, where Mahākāśyapa is recorded to have stayed
A young Mahākāśyapa, wood, eighteenth century, Korea
Mahākāśyapa