Mahākāśyapa (Pali: Mahākassapa) was one of the principal disciples of Gautama Buddha. He is regarded in Buddhism as an enlightened disciple, being foremost in ascetic practice. … See more

In the Early Buddhist Texts of several textual traditions, a dozen discourses attributed to Mahākāśyapa have been compiled in a distinct section within several collections of texts. In the Pāli tradition, this is part of the collection called the See more

1. ^ Pāli sources have Sāgala instead, which is in present-day Pakistan. The brahmin is called Kosigotta in the Pāli sources, though in some of these sources this name is used for … See more

Patriarch
In many Indian Sanskrit and East Asian texts, from as early as the second century CE, Mahākāśyapa is considered the first patriarch of the See more

Values
Being one of the most well-known disciples of the Buddha, Mahākāśyapa embodies the … See more

1. ^ Tournier 2014, p. 27.
2. ^ Tambiah 1984, p. 22.
3. ^ Ray 1994, p. 117. See more