Chief Disciple - Śāriputra Śāriputra (Sanskrit: शारिपुत्र, romanized: Śāriputra; Tibetan: ཤཱ་རིའི་བུ་, Pali: Sāriputta) (lit. "the son of Śāri"); born Upatiṣya (Pali: Upatissa); was one of the top disciples of the Buddha. He is considered the first of the Buddha's two chief disciples, together with Maudgalyāyana (Pali: Moggallāna). Śāriputra had a key leadership role in the ministry of the Buddha and is considered in many Buddhist schools to have been important in the development of the Buddhist Abhidhamma. Buddhist texts relate that Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana were childhood friends who became spiritual wanderers in their youth. After having searched for spiritual truth for a while, they came into contact with the teachings of the Buddha and ordained as monks under him, after which the Buddha declared the friends his two chief disciples. Śāriputra was said to have attained enlightenment as an arhat two weeks after ordaining. As chief disciple Śāriputra assumed a leadership role in the Saṅgha, doing tasks like looking after monks, giving them objects of meditation, and clarifying points of doctrine. He was the first disciple the Buddha allowed to ordain other monks. Śāriputra died shortly before the Buddha in his hometown and was cremated. According to Buddhist texts, his relics were then enshrined at Jetavana Monastery. Archaeological findings from the 1800s suggest his relics may have been redistributed across the Indian subcontinent by subsequent kings. Śāriputra is regarded as an important and wise disciple of the Buddha, particularly in Theravada Buddhism where he is given a status close to a second Buddha. In Buddhist art, he is often depicted alongside the Buddha, usually to his right. He was known for his strict adherence to the Buddhist monastic rules, as well as for his wisdom and teaching ability, giving him the title "General of the Dhamma" (Sanskrit: Dharmasenapati; Pali: Dhammasenāpati). Śāriputra is considered the disciple of the Buddha who was foremost in wisdom. Dhp 9 Dhp 10 Dhp 11 Dhp 12 Dhp 17 Dhp 73 Dhp 74 Dhp 75 Dhp 76 Dhp 77 Dhp 78 Dhp 80 Dhp 95 Dhp 97 Dhp 98 Dhp 100 Dhp 102 Dhp 103 Dhp 106 Dhp 107 Dhp 108 Dhp 110 Dhp 145 Dhp 163 Dhp 181 Dhp 223 Dhp 227 Dhp 228 Dhp 229 Dhp 230 Dhp 241 Dhp 244 Dhp 245 Dhp 285 Dhp 303 Dhp 363 Dhp 384 Dhp 389 Dhp 390 Dhp 392 Dhp 400 Dhp 406 Dhp 410 Dhp 411 J 6 J 11 J 16 J 23 J 25 J 37 J 39 J 41 J 69 J 70 J 72 J 73 J 77 J 94 J 95 J 99 J 100 J 101 J 122 D 9 D 16 D 28 D 33 D 34 M 3 M 5 M 9 M 12 M 24 M 28 M 32 M 43 M 62 M 67 M 69 M 74 M 92 M 97 M 111 M 114 M 118 M 141 M 143 M 144 M 151 S 1:48 S 2:20 S 2:29 S 6:9 S 6:10 S 8:6 S 8:7 S 10:6 S 12:24 S 12:25 S 12:31 S 12:32 S 12:67 S 14:15 S 15:20 S 16:2 S 16:12 S 17:23 S 21:2 S 21:3 S 22:1 S 22:2 S 22:85 S 22:122 S 22:123 S 22:127 S 22:128 S 22:129 S 22:130 S 22:131 S 22:132 S 22:133 S 22:134 S 22:135 S 28:1 S 28:2 S 28:3 S 28:4 S 28:5 S 28:6 S 28:7 S 28:8 S 28:9 S 28:10   |
