Five Ascetics
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The Five Ascetics were the group of Buddha’s early companions who first received and understood his teachings at Sarnath, becoming the earliest members of the Buddhist monastic community.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early disciples of Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
group of Buddhist monks ⓘ |
| afterConversionStatus | arahants ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pañcavaggiya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pañcavaggiyā bhikkhus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Deer Park at Sarnath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isipatana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Asalha Puja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstTeachingReceived | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Indian ascetic movements ⓘ |
| doctrineReceived |
Middle Way
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
teaching on the cessation of suffering ⓘ |
| eventParticipatedIn |
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta teaching
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Sermon of the Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstUnderstood |
Four Noble Truths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Assaji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhaddiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaundinya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahanama NERFINISHED ⓘ Vappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiallyLivedWith | Siddhartha Gautama at Uruvela ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Pali ⓘ |
| leader | Kaundinya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstTeachingReceived | Sarnath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | early Buddhist monastic community ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Sutta Pitaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vinaya Pitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyAssociatedWith | Siddhartha Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyPracticed | severe asceticism ⓘ |
| preConversionPractice | self-mortification ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
earliest members of the Buddhist Sangha
ⓘ
first Buddhist monks ordained by the Buddha ⓘ |
| region | Ganges plain of northern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToBuddha |
first disciples to take refuge in the Triple Gem
ⓘ
former companions in ascetic practice ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInBuddhism | first audience of the Buddha’s first discourse ⓘ |
| significance | mark the formal beginning of the Buddhist Sangha ⓘ |
| teacher | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th–5th century BCE ⓘ |
| tradition | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Deer Park, Sarnath