DEVADATTA definitions

Devadatta

1) Buddhist mythology
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Devadatta

Devadatta (Sanskrit and Pali: देवदत्त devadatta; Sinhalese: දේවදත්ත; ေဒဝဒတ္; เทวทัต Thewathat; Chinese: 提婆達多; Japanese: 提婆達多 Daibadatta; Vietnamese: Đề-Bà-Đạt-Đa) was by tradition a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddārtha, the Śākyamuni Buddha, and...
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devadatta

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devadatta

Litt. Theodore; name of SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA'S evil cousin, seeing the BUDDHA full of faults.
Found on http://viewonbuddhism.org/glossary_az.html

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Devadatta

A cousin of the Buddha who tried to effect a schism in the saṅgha and who has since become emblematic for all Buddhists who work knowingly or unknowingly to undermine the religion from within.
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Devadatta

Buddhist monk who sought to reform the sagha (the Buddhist monastic community) by imposing upon it a stricter code of life. He was a cousin of the ... [1 related articles]
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/38

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