Did the Buddha have a disciple named Devadatta who tried to kill the Buddha?
Devadatta
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Re: Devadatta
Devadatta was his cousin and went forth in the Buddha's disspensation. there is some controversy but he has been traditionally depicted as a villain.
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
-Dhp. 183
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-Dhp. 183
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Re: Devadatta
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
Re: Devadatta
yes, he was buddha's cousin.
the happy ending is he will become a pacceka buddha
eventually.
the happy ending is he will become a pacceka buddha
eventually.
Re: Devadatta
more info from buddhanet.
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/bud ... _5lbud.htm
Devadatta was the son of King Suppabuddha and his wife Pamita, who was an aunt of the Buddha. Devadatta's sister was Yasodhara, making him both a cousin and brother-in-law of the Buddha. Together with Ananda and other Sakyan princes, he entered the order of monks in the early part of the Buddha's ministry, but was unable to attain any stage of sainthood and so worked hard for the worldly psychic powers.
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/bud ... _5lbud.htm
Devadatta was the son of King Suppabuddha and his wife Pamita, who was an aunt of the Buddha. Devadatta's sister was Yasodhara, making him both a cousin and brother-in-law of the Buddha. Together with Ananda and other Sakyan princes, he entered the order of monks in the early part of the Buddha's ministry, but was unable to attain any stage of sainthood and so worked hard for the worldly psychic powers.