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   Ananda
   (lived 5th century BC) Favourite disciple of the Buddha. At his plea, a separate order was established for women. He played a major part in collecting the teachings of the Buddha after his death. ...
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   Ananda
   `Ānanda` was one of many principal disciples and a devout attendant of the Buddha. Amongst the Buddha's many disciples Ānanda had the most retentive memory and most of the suttas in the Sutta Pitaka are attributed to his remembering of the Buddha's teachings during the First Buddhist Council. For that, he was known as the `Guardian of the Dharma`. According to the Buddha every Buddha in the past and to come will have two chief disciples and o...
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   Ananda
   first cousin of the Buddha and one of his principal disciples, known as his `beloved disciple` and devoted companion.[1 related articles]
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   Ananda
   Ananda is a African girl name. The meaning of the name is `Worthy of Love ` Where is it used? The name Ananda is mainly used In Indian.For the opposite sex use: In Indian: Anand (M) The name Ananda doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Ananda seems to be unique!
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   Ananda
   (Skr.) Joy, happiness, bliss, beatitude, associated in the thinking of many Indian philosophers with moksa (q.v.); a concomitant of perfection and divine consciousness (cf. sat-citananda). -- K.F.L.
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