Devadatta

Devadatta

The Buddha's cousin (brother of Yasodharā, according to the Pali commentaries); the one who split the Sangha

Category: Opponents and assailants of the Buddha

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The Buddha at 7

Learns letters and the arts, and wins the contests

Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

Devadatta wins the devotion of Prince Ajātasattu with his supernormal powers

Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

Devadatta demands to take over the Sangha, and the Buddha refuses

Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

Ajātasattu plots against his father, and Bimbisāra abdicates

Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

King Bimbisāra is put to death by his son Ajātasattu

Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

Devadatta plots against the Buddha's life: assassins, a boulder and a drunken elephant

Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

Devadatta makes five demands and splits the Sangha

Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

Sāriputta and Moggallāna bring back the five hundred monks

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The death of Devadatta