RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Rāhula

534 BC - 500 BC

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Rahul (Pāli) or Rāhula (Sanskrit; born c. 534 BCE or 451 BCE) was the only son of Siddhārtha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, and his wife, princess Yaśodharā. He is mentioned in numerous Buddhist texts, from the early period onward. Accounts about Rāhula indicate a mutual impact between Prince Siddhārtha's life and the lives of his family members. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rāhula is the 617th most popular religious figure (down from 504th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Nepalese Religious Figure.

Rāhula is most famous for being the son of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. Rāhula was the first person to become a Buddhist monk.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Rāhula ranks 617 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Giles, Eli, Saint Casimir, Tamar, Canaan, and Anne Catherine Emmerich. After him are John Wesley, Abbas ibn Ali, Zayd ibn Thabit, Simon Magus, `Abdu'l-Bahá, and Rabanus Maurus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 534 BC, Rāhula ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 500 BC, Rāhula ranks 10. Before him are Polykleitos, Artemisia I of Caria, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Diogenes of Apollonia, Myron, and Hippasus. After him are Himilco, Xanthippus, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Obadiah, Demaratus, and Polygnotus.

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    Rāhula

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    534 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 71.96

    Rank: 1

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Rāhula ranks 9 out of 59. Before him are Maya (-600), Tenzing Norgay (1914), Mahapajapati Gotami (-600), Bidhya Devi Bhandari (1961), KP Sharma Oli (1952), and Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954). After him are Śuddhodana (-590), Chandra Bahadur Dangi (1939), Ram Chandra Poudel (1944), Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723), Birendra of Nepal (1945), and Gyanendra of Nepal (1947).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Nepal

Among religious figures born in Nepal, Rāhula ranks 3. Before him are Maya (-600), and Mahapajapati Gotami (-600). After him are Anuruddha (-450), and Janaka (null).

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