Who is your favorite great disciple?

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Maha-kassapa- because he is said to be in a cave somewhere and his bones (dhathu) is going to assemble with those of the next Buddha for the final rapturous sermon!
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Sariputta - for transmitting the abhidhamma
Upali - for transmitting the vinaya
Anuruddha - for being there for the monks and devas at time of the Buddha's demise, for urging Ananda to attain arahatship so he could attend the first council and actually recite all the suttas, and for being in charge of transmitting the anguttara.

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Well said pt1! :twothumbsup:
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Ananda
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venerable Sariputta for his wisdom....he was chief disciple. He also had powerful psychic powers born of his cultivation.
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convivium wrote:Who is your favorite disciple of the Buddha'?
I would have to say Angulimala. A mass murderer who turned his life around upon hearing the Dhamma.

My favorite part of the Angulimala Sutta:

Then the robber Angulimala spoke this verse to the Blessed One:

'While walking the recluse says "I have stopped,"
when I have stopped, he says I have not stopped.
Recluse, explain this to me,
how have you stopped and I have not stopped.'

'Angulimala I have stopped for good,
I have given up harming living beings.
You are not restrained towards living beings,
therefore I have stopped and you have not stopped.'

Then and there the robber threw away his weapons
into the depths of the forest;
He fell at the feet of the Blessed One
and begged for the going forth.

The Blessed One, the sage
with compassion, for the whole world,
Gave him the going forth saying: 'Come O! bhikkhu!'
and that was his going forth.
"He, the Blessed One, is indeed the Noble Lord, the Perfectly Enlightened One;
He is impeccable in conduct and understanding, the Serene One, the Knower of the Worlds;
He trains perfectly those who wish to be trained; he is Teacher of gods and men; he is Awake and Holy. "

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Apparent here and now, timeless, encouraging investigation,
Leading to liberation, to be experienced individually by the wise. "
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I forgot to add Bhaddha, I like her too.
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Citta Gahapati (treasurer of Macchikasanda) in this dispensation, and Ghatikara (the potter) in the Buddha Kassapa's dispensation. One cannot ask for better paragons of the laity.
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Gotta be Ananda. He was a relative plodder, gives hope to all of us :bow:
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