early Buddhist figure
C29788
concept
An early Buddhist figure is a historical or semi-legendary individual from the formative period of Buddhism who contributed to the life, teachings, preservation, or spread of the Buddha’s doctrine and community.
Observed surface forms (6)
- figure in Buddhist tradition ×3
- Buddhist canonical figure ×1
- early disciple of the Buddha ×1
- early disciples of Gautama Buddha ×1
- figure in Buddhist texts ×1
- figure in Theravāda Buddhism ×1
Instances (13)
- Maudgalyāyana
- Mahākāśyapa
- Ajātaśatru via concept surface "Buddhist canonical figure"
- Bhadrika via concept surface "figure in Buddhist tradition"
- Vashpa
- Ashvajit
- Five Ascetics via concept surface "early disciples of Gautama Buddha"
- Koṇāgamana Buddha via concept surface "figure in Theravāda Buddhism"
- Devadatta via concept surface "figure in Buddhist tradition"
- Gotamī
- Sārī via concept surface "figure in Buddhist texts"
- Tiṣya via concept surface "figure in Buddhist tradition"
- Aśvajit via concept surface "early disciple of the Buddha"