Prince Nanda
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Prince Nanda was a half-brother of the Buddha and an early Buddhist monk known for his initial attachment to worldly pleasures before attaining spiritual realization.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disciple of Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
early Buddhist monk ⓘ historical religious figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bhaddiya Nanda (in some traditions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Theravada Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| attained | arahantship (in Theravada tradition) ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kapilavastu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalRole | illustration of Buddha’s pedagogical methods ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | figure in Buddhist didactic stories ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Shakya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRelation | half-brother of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| father | King Suddhodana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | Shakya clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | teachings of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| kingdom | Kapilavastu kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
initial attachment to sensual pleasures
ⓘ
later attainment of spiritual realization ⓘ story of renunciation in early Buddhist texts ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Pali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Nanda Sutta
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Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ commentarial literature of Theravada Buddhism ⓘ |
| moralLesson | renunciation of worldly pleasures leads to liberation ⓘ |
| mother | Mahapajapati Gotami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | conflict between sensual desire and spiritual aspiration ⓘ |
| ordinationBy | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinationStatus | fully ordained bhikkhu ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | ancient northern India ⓘ |
| relationshipToBuddha | relative and disciple ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInBuddhism | example of overcoming sensual desire ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | appears in canonical and commentarial narratives ⓘ |
| spiritualDevelopment | progressed from attachment to renunciation ⓘ |
| spouse | Janapada Kalyani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacher | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th–5th century BCE (traditional dating) ⓘ |
| title | Prince ⓘ |
| tradition | early Buddhism ⓘ |
| vocation |
monk
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prince (before ordination) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.