Mahamoggallana
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| Religion | Buddhism |
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| School | all |
| Dharma names | (Mahā) Moggallāna Thera, Maudgalyāyana Sthavira |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 568 BCE Kolita village, Magadha (today in the Indian State of Bihar) |
| Died | c. 486 BCE (aged 84) Kālasilā Cave, Magadha |
| Parents | Mother: Moggalī, father: name unknown |
| Senior posting | |
| Title | Foremost disciple, left hand side chief disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha; second chief disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha |
| Religious career | |
| Teacher | Sakyamuni Buddha |
| Students | many, including Rāhula Thera or Rāhula Sthavira |
| Translations of Maudgalyayana |
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| Pali | Moggallāna Thera |
| Sanskrit | Maudgalyāyana Sthavira |
| Chinese |
目連/摩诃目犍乾连 (Pinyin: Mùlián/Mohemujianqian) |
| Japanese |
目犍連 (rōmaji: Mokuren/Mokkenren) |
| Korean |
摩訶目犍連/目連 (RR: Mongryŏn/Mokkŏllyŏn) |
| Mongolian | Molun Toyin |
| Sinhala | මහා මොග්ගල්ලාන මහ රහතන් වහන්සේ |
| Tibetan | Mo'u 'gal gy i bu chen po |
| Thai | พระโมคคัลลานะ |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
Maudgalyāyana (Pali: Moggallāna), also known as Mahāmaudgalyāyana, was one of the Sakyamuni Buddha's closest disciples. A contemporary of disciples such as Subhuti, Śāriputra (Pali: Sāriputta), and Mahākasyapa, he is considered the second of the Buddha's two foremost male disciples (foremost in psychic powers), together with Śāriputra. Maudgalyāyana and Śāriputra became spiritual wanderers in their youth. After heaving searched for spiritual truth for a while, they came into contact with the Buddhist teaching and eventually the Buddha himself. Maudgalyāyana attained enlightenment shortly after that. As a teacher, he became known for his psychic powers, which he used extensively in his teaching methods. He died at the age of eighty-four, killed through the efforts of a rivaling sect. This violent death has been described in Buddhist scriptures as a result of Maudgalyāyana's karma of having killed his own parents in a previous life.
In post-canonical texts, Maudgalyāyana became known for his filial piety through a popular account of him transferring his merits to his mother. This led to a tradition in many Buddhist countries known as the ghost festival, during which people dedicate their merits to their ancestors. Maudgalyāyana has also traditionally been associated with meditation and sometimes Abhidharma texts, as well as the Dharmaguptaka school. In the nineteenth century, relics were found attributed to him, which have been widely venerated.
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