Ānanda
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- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Theology, Theologians, Buddhism, Buddhists
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: Indian disciple and personal attendant of the Buddha{$I[g]India and Sri Lanka;Ānanda[Ananda]} It is said that because of his prodigious memory and his having listened to all the Buddha’s sermons, Ānanda was able to recite them by heart in their entirety, thus helping in their compilation at the First Buddhist Council. In addition, thanks to Ānanda’s entreaties and argumentation, the Buddha consented to let women join the ranks of the Buddhist community to become nuns.
Early Life
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