Maudgalyayana
c. 500 BCE
aka: Moggallāna (Pali), Maudgalyan, Maudgalayan...
c. 500 BCE
aka: Moggallāna (Pali), Maudgalyan, Maudgalayan...
close disciple of Gautam Buddha
an arhat.
along with Sariputra and Ananda, is considered one of
the closest followers of Buddha.
often associated with having supernatural powers,
mind-reading, etc...
died a violent death at the hands of robbers or cultists,
prior to Buddha's own death.
an arhat.
along with Sariputra and Ananda, is considered one of
the closest followers of Buddha.
often associated with having supernatural powers,
mind-reading, etc...
died a violent death at the hands of robbers or cultists,
prior to Buddha's own death.
| oshobob The Living Workshop |
| People in Osho's Talks |
| Ananda was a very known disciple, Sariputta was a very known disciple, Maudgalayan was a very known disciple, but Mahakashyapa was an absolutely unknown disciple. Neither Sariputta nor Ananda nor Maudgalayan could laugh – just a very unknown man, no one knew about him, but he laughed. Buddha called him: "Mahakashyapa, come to me!" And Buddha gave the flower to Mahakashyapa and said, "Whatsoever I could say I have said to others, and what I cannot say I say to you. Take this flower." This is the only incident known about Mahakashyapa, the only mention of his name... --Osho The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol. 2, ch. 4 |