1) Buddhist mythology 
Maudgalyāyana (Moggallāna; {zh|c=目連|w=Mu4-lien2|p=Mùlián}; 目犍連, Mokuren or Mokkenren), also known as Mahāmaudgalyāyana or Mahāmoggallāna, was one of the Śākyamuni Buddha`s closest disciples. A contemporary of famous arhats such as Subhūti, Śāriputra, and Mahākāśyapa, he is considered the second of the Buddha`s two forem.....