RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Maudgalyayana

568 BC - 484 BC

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Maudgalyāyana (Pali: Moggallāna), also known as Mahāmaudgalyāyana or by his birth name Kolita, was one of the Buddha's closest disciples. Described as a contemporary of disciples such as Subhuti, Śāriputra (Pali: Sāriputta), and Mahākāśyapa (Pali: Mahākassapa), he is considered the second of the Buddha's two foremost male disciples, together with Śāriputra. Traditional accounts relate that Maudgalyāyana and Śāriputra become spiritual wanderers in their youth. After having searched for spiritual truth for a while, they come into contact with the Buddhist teaching through verses that have become widely known in the Buddhist world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maudgalyayana is the 649th most popular religious figure (down from 647th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from India (down from 77th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Maudgalyayana is most famous for his ability to read minds and see the future. He is also known for being one of the Buddha's ten major disciples.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Maudgalyayana ranks 649 out of 3,187. Before him are Angela Merici, Pope Adrian IV, Gamaliel, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Junayd of Baghdad, and Henry Molaison. After him are Baal Shem Tov, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Kateri Tekakwitha, Antipope Clement VII, Philemon, and Peter Lombard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 568 BC, Maudgalyayana ranks 2. Before him is Sariputta.  Among people deceased in 484 BC, Maudgalyayana ranks 2. Before him is Sariputta.

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    Sariputta

    POLITICIAN

    568 BC - 484 BC

    HPI: 74.70

    Rank: 1

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    Maudgalyayana

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    568 BC - 484 BC

    HPI: 71.51

    Rank: 2

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    Sariputta

    POLITICIAN

    568 BC - 484 BC

    HPI: 74.70

    Rank: 1

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    Maudgalyayana

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    568 BC - 484 BC

    HPI: 71.51

    Rank: 2

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In India

Among people born in India, Maudgalyayana ranks 94 out of 1,861. Before him are Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883), Jahangir (1569), William Makepeace Thackeray (1811), Priyanka Chopra (1982), Augustus De Morgan (1806), and Paramahansa Yogananda (1893). After him are Aśvaghoṣa (80), Sri Aurobindo (1872), Meera (1498), N. R. Narayana Murthy (1946), Ramana Maharshi (1879), and Mahākāśyapa (-550).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Maudgalyayana ranks 6. Before him are Mahavira (-599), Ānanda (-600), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), and Guru Gobind Singh (1666). After him are Mahākāśyapa (-550), Dayananda Saraswati (1824), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), and Radha (null).

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