Aśvajit
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Aśvajit was one of the Buddha’s early disciples, traditionally remembered as the monk whose brief teaching led to the conversion of Śāriputra.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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arahant ⓘ early disciple of the Buddha ⓘ |
| associatedText |
Saṃyutta Nikāya
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Vinaya Mahāvagga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahāmaudgalyāyana
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Śāriputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Arahant in Buddhism
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Disciple of Gautama Buddha ⓘ Early Buddhist monk ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Gautama Buddha
NERFINISHED
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Mahāmaudgalyāyana NERFINISHED ⓘ Śāriputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionEvent |
helped bring Mahāmaudgalyāyana to the Buddha
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helped bring Śāriputra to the Buddha ⓘ |
| conversionOfŚāriputra | caused by hearing Aśvajit’s verse on the conditioned nature of phenomena ⓘ |
| discipline | Śrāvakayāna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary early Buddhist figure ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Venerable Aśvajit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
giving a brief teaching that led to the conversion of Śāriputra
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reciting a summary of the Buddha’s teaching on dependent origination to Śāriputra ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livedIn | northern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInChinese | 阿說示 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInPali | Assaji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInTibetan | rTa rgyal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | bhikkhu saṅgha ⓘ |
| placeInCanon |
mentioned in the Pali Canon
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mentioned in the Sutta Piṭaka ⓘ mentioned in the Vinaya Piṭaka ⓘ |
| region | ancient Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| rememberedAs |
exemplar of concise teaching
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humble and restrained in speech ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
one of the Buddha’s first five disciples
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one of the group of pañcavaggiyā bhikkhus ⓘ |
| spiritualAttainment | arahantship ⓘ |
| studentOf | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacher | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Mahāmaudgalyāyana
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Śāriputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th–5th century BCE ⓘ |
| tradition |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
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Sarvāstivāda Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verseTheme |
dependent origination
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impermanence of conditioned things ⓘ teaching of the Tathāgata ⓘ |
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