Pāli Dictionary

devadatta

devaprefixdattasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Devadatta; name of a monk, a relative and notorious nemesis of the Buddha who attempted to assassinate him and caused a schism in the Saṅgha.

  • MN 29

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate acirapakkante devadatte. tatra kho bhagavā devadattaṃ ārabbha bhikkhū āmantesi

Encyclopedia

Devadatta
Person

  • A cousin of the Buddha, son of the Sakyan Suppabuddha, who entered the Order at Anupiyā but later grew jealous of the Buddha’s fame and attempted to seize leadership of the Saṅgha.

MN 29MN 58AN 8.7Iti 89

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