Pāli Dictionary

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āḷārakālāma
  1. āḷāra

    Āḷāra Kālāma; the first teacher of the Buddha during his quest for enlightenment

  2. kālāma

    the Kālāma clan or tribe; a Khattiya family in Kosala, notably the residents of Kesaputta to whom the Buddha preached the Kālāma Sutta.

Encyclopedia

Āḷāra Kālāma
Other

  • One of the two teachers, along with Udaka Rāmaputta, whom Gotama first studied under after his renunciation, mastering the attainment of the sphere of nothingness before moving on in search of full liberation.

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