Kaundinya

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Kaundinya was one of the Buddha’s first disciples and is traditionally regarded as the first person to attain enlightenment after hearing the Buddha’s initial sermon.

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instanceOf Buddhist monk
arahant
disciple of Gautama Buddha
historical religious figure
associatedWithEvent Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath NERFINISHED
attained arahantship
enlightenment
centralDoctrineUnderstood Four Noble Truths NERFINISHED
Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED
knownFor being one of the Buddha’s first disciples
being the first person to attain enlightenment after the Buddha’s first sermon
being the first to understand the Buddha’s teaching of the Four Noble Truths
languageOfName Pali NERFINISHED
Sanskrit NERFINISHED
otherNames Koṇḍañña NERFINISHED
partOf group of the first five ascetics who followed the Buddha
placeOfEnlightenment Sarnath NERFINISHED
relationshipToBuddha first fully enlightened disciple
religion Buddhism
roleInBuddhism early disciple of the Buddha
member of the first Buddhist monastic community
statusInCanon prominent disciple mentioned in early Buddhist texts
teacher Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED
timePeriod 6th–5th century BCE (approximate, traditional dating)
tradition Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED
early Buddhism

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