RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ānanda

600 BC - 500 BC

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Ānanda (Pali and Sanskrit: आनंद; 5th–4th century BCE) was the primary attendant of the Buddha and one of his ten principal disciples. Among the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda stood out for having the best memory. Most of the texts of the early Buddhist Sutta-Piṭaka (Pali: सुत्त पिटक; Sanskrit: सूत्र-पिटक, Sūtra-Piṭaka) are attributed to his recollection of the Buddha's teachings during the First Buddhist Council. For that reason, he is known as the Treasurer of the Dhamma, with Dhamma (Sanskrit: धर्म, dharma) referring to the Buddha's teaching. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ānanda is the 254th most popular religious figure (down from 159th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from India (down from 20th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Ananda is most famous for being the Buddha's attendant. He was present at the Buddha's death and was one of the first to understand the Buddha's teachings.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ānanda ranks 254 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Paschal II, Pope Urban VI, Joachim, Pope Lucius II, Pope Gelasius I, and Rabia of Basra. After him are Pope Honorius IV, Pope Adrian II, Pope Paschal I, Pope Gelasius II, Isidore of Seville, and Pope Honorius II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Ānanda ranks 8. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Tomyris, Esther, Peisistratos, Lucretia, and Servius Tullius. After him are Yaśodharā, Maya, Belshazzar, Mardonius, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, and Cambyses I. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Ānanda ranks 3. Before him are Esther, and Leucippus. After him are Polykleitos, Artemisia I of Caria, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Diogenes of Apollonia, Myron, Hippasus, Rāhula, Himilco, and Xanthippus.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ānanda ranks 31 out of 1,861. Before him are Rudyard Kipling (1865), Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921), Razia Sultana (1205), Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), Jamsetji Tata (1839), and Vivien Leigh (1913). After him are Brahmagupta (598), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Padmasambhava (717), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Zakir Husain (1897), and Amir Khusrow (1253).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Ānanda ranks 2. Before him are Mahavira (-599). After him are A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Maudgalyayana (-568), Mahākāśyapa (-550), Dayananda Saraswati (1824), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), and Radha (null).

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