ĀḷārakālāmaĀḷāraKālāma

One of the two teachers to whom Gotama, after his renunciation, first attached himself, the other being Uddaka Rāmaputta. In the Ariyaparivesāna Sutta MN.i.163–165; also M.i.24 …

…in his hand a mandārava flower picked up by him from among those which had rained from heaven in honour of the Buddha, and it was he who…

…in the Mahāvana, he discovered that the Vajjian monks had raised the “Ten Points” contrary to the Buddha’s teachings, and…

…Mahā Vacchagotta-, Vaccha—and Vacchagotta-Suttas. The Saṃyutta Nikāya contains a whole section on Vacchagotta; his discussions were…

A monks whose Theragāthā verses speak of attaining the goal of the spiritual life. Thag.135–136

…of the home life and the advantages of going forth. She determined to obtain her parent’s permission even going so far as to lie down on the…

…could easily be lost in various ways, not so the seven kinds of Ariyan wealth. AN.iv.6–7

Ugga¹

One of those that formed the…

…Theragāthā verse speaks of attaining his goal and abandoning pride. Thag.60

Sīvali was declared by the Buddha AN.i.24 pre-eminent among…

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of attaining happiness. Thag.63

…companions in the Pācīnavaṃsamigadāya. Vin.i.350f. It was to them that the Upakkilesa Sutta was preached. MN.iii.155 Later, they seem to…

…grievously ill in the Andhavana in Sāvatthī, but the pain made no impression on his mind, because, he says, his mind was well grounded in the…

…Buddha late one night at Jetavana and uttered several stanzas, admonishing monks to train themselves in their tasks, laying particular stress on the…

…the Sākyan rājas of Kapilavatthu and entered the Order in the Anupiya Mango grove with Anuruddha and the others, soon afterwards attaining to…

…visited the Buddha in Sāvathhī, and the Buddha invited him to share his hut. The Buddha asked him to speak on Dhamma, and he recited the whole…