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Devadatta in this story, saying that Devadatta acted as a "good friend" who led him to enlightenment. He predicts that Devadatta will become a Buddha named Heavenly King. Asita also appeared in other texts, where he predicted that Shakyamuni would become a Buddha. Asita was a seer in Kapilavastu, the kingdom of the ShÄkyas, who foretold that Shakyamuni would achieve supreme wisdom and become a Buddha if he renounced secular life. Sadly, Asita knew he would not live to hear the Buddha's teaching due to his old age.
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2567:Czech Republic
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2534:
2533:
2532:
2527:
2517:
2516:
2515:
2505:
2504:
2503:
2498:
2488:
2483:
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2457:
2456:
2446:
2441:
2431:
2426:
2421:
2416:
2411:
2406:
2401:
2396:
2391:
2386:
2381:
2376:
2371:
2366:
2361:
2356:
2351:
2345:
2343:
2337:
2336:
2334:
2333:
2331:Abhidharmadīpa
2328:
2321:
2316:
2311:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2273:
2271:
2265:
2264:
2262:
2261:
2256:
2251:
2249:B. R. Ambedkar
2246:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2201:
2196:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2169:Songtsen Gampo
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2100:
2098:
2092:
2091:
2089:
2088:
2083:
2082:
2081:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2045:
2044:
2034:
2029:
2024:
2019:
2014:
2009:
2004:
1999:
1994:
1989:
1984:
1979:
1973:
1971:
1965:
1964:
1962:
1961:
1960:
1959:
1954:
1949:
1944:
1934:
1929:
1924:
1919:
1913:
1911:
1905:
1904:
1902:
1901:
1896:
1895:
1894:
1884:
1883:
1882:
1877:
1872:
1862:
1861:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1848:Eight precepts
1845:
1835:
1834:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1808:
1807:
1806:
1796:
1791:
1786:
1785:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1743:
1742:
1737:
1727:
1722:
1721:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1636:
1626:
1621:
1619:Five Strengths
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1585:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1559:
1554:
1548:
1546:
1540:
1539:
1537:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1510:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1484:
1483:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1446:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1414:
1412:
1406:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1397:
1396:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1360:
1354:
1352:
1346:
1345:
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1342:
1337:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1258:Mental factors
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1199:
1197:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1110:MahamoggallÄna
1107:
1102:
1097:
1091:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1033:
1032:
1025:AvalokiteÅvara
1021:
1019:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1009:
1004:
999:
998:
997:
989:
981:
973:
965:
957:
949:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
875:
873:
867:
866:
864:
863:
858:
853:
848:
847:
846:
841:
836:
826:
820:
818:
812:
811:
809:
808:
803:
798:
787:
784:
783:
766:
764:
763:
756:
749:
741:
732:
731:
729:
728:
718:
707:
704:
703:
701:
700:
699:
698:
688:
683:
678:
677:
676:
666:
665:
664:
659:
654:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
613:
612:
607:
585:
584:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
553:
548:
543:
538:
537:
536:
526:
525:
524:
519:
514:
509:
502:Core teachings
499:
493:
490:
489:
485:Gautama Buddha
479:
477:
476:
469:
462:
454:
445:
444:
442:
441:
436:
431:
426:
420:
415:
409:
407:
403:
402:
397:
395:
394:
387:
380:
372:
364:
363:
329:
322:
301:
300:
298:
295:
280:pratyekabuddha
247:
244:
235:
232:
195:
192:
186:
183:
143:
140:
120:Gautama Buddha
82:
81:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
49:
48:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3518:
3507:
3504:
3502:
3499:
3497:
3494:
3492:
3489:
3488:
3486:
3479:
3476:
3470:
3468:
3461:
3456:
3454:
3449:
3447:
3442:
3441:
3435:
3433:
3429:
3425:
3420:
3417:
3413:
3400:
3395:
3390:
3388:
3380:
3379:
3376:
3370:
3367:
3365:
3362:
3360:
3357:
3355:
3352:
3350:
3347:
3345:
3342:
3340:
3337:
3336:
3334:
3332:
3328:
3322:
3319:
3317:
3314:
3312:
3309:
3307:
3304:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3292:
3289:
3287:
3284:
3282:
3279:
3277:
3274:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3261:
3260:
3257:
3255:
3252:
3251:
3249:
3247:
3243:
3235:
3232:
3230:
3227:
3226:
3225:
3222:
3220:
3217:
3215:
3212:
3210:
3207:
3205:
3202:
3200:
3197:
3195:
3192:
3190:
3187:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3166:
3164:
3162:
3161:Miscellaneous
3158:
3152:
3151:Vegetarianism
3149:
3147:
3144:
3140:
3137:
3135:
3132:
3130:
3127:
3125:
3122:
3120:
3117:
3116:
3115:
3112:
3110:
3107:
3105:
3102:
3100:
3097:
3095:
3092:
3088:
3085:
3083:
3080:
3078:
3075:
3073:
3070:
3068:
3065:
3064:
3063:
3060:
3058:
3055:
3053:
3050:
3046:
3043:
3042:
3041:
3038:
3036:
3033:
3031:
3028:
3026:
3023:
3019:
3016:
3014:
3011:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2996:
2995:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2976:
2974:
2973:Buddha in art
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2957:
2954:
2953:
2952:
2949:
2945:
2942:
2940:
2937:
2935:
2932:
2930:
2927:
2925:
2922:
2920:
2917:
2915:
2912:
2908:
2905:
2904:
2903:
2900:
2898:
2895:
2893:
2890:
2888:
2885:
2883:
2880:
2878:
2875:
2873:
2870:
2869:
2868:
2865:
2864:
2862:
2860:
2856:
2850:
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2840:
2837:
2835:
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2830:
2827:
2825:
2822:
2820:
2817:
2815:
2812:
2810:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2800:
2797:
2795:
2792:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2770:
2767:
2766:
2764:
2762:
2758:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2742:
2739:
2737:
2734:
2732:
2729:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2714:
2712:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2695:
2692:
2691:
2690:
2687:
2685:
2682:
2678:
2675:
2674:
2673:
2670:
2668:
2665:
2663:
2660:
2658:
2655:
2653:
2650:
2649:
2647:
2645:
2641:
2633:
2630:
2628:
2627:United States
2625:
2623:
2620:
2618:
2615:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2585:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2539:
2538:
2535:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2523:
2522:
2521:
2518:
2514:
2511:
2510:
2509:
2506:
2502:
2499:
2497:
2494:
2493:
2492:
2489:
2487:
2484:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2472:
2469:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2459:
2454:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2436:
2435:
2432:
2430:
2427:
2425:
2422:
2420:
2417:
2415:
2412:
2410:
2407:
2405:
2402:
2400:
2397:
2395:
2392:
2390:
2387:
2385:
2382:
2380:
2377:
2375:
2372:
2370:
2367:
2365:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2355:
2352:
2350:
2347:
2346:
2344:
2342:
2338:
2332:
2329:
2327:
2326:
2322:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2310:
2309:
2305:
2303:
2300:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2285:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2275:
2274:
2272:
2270:
2266:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2184:Padmasambhava
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2101:
2099:
2097:
2096:Major figures
2093:
2087:
2084:
2080:
2077:
2076:
2075:
2072:
2070:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2043:
2042:Western tulku
2040:
2039:
2038:
2035:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2023:
2020:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1985:
1983:
1980:
1978:
1975:
1974:
1972:
1970:
1966:
1958:
1955:
1953:
1950:
1948:
1945:
1943:
1940:
1939:
1938:
1935:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1925:
1923:
1920:
1918:
1915:
1914:
1912:
1910:
1906:
1900:
1897:
1893:
1890:
1889:
1888:
1885:
1881:
1878:
1876:
1873:
1871:
1868:
1867:
1866:
1863:
1859:
1856:
1854:
1851:
1849:
1846:
1844:
1843:Five precepts
1841:
1840:
1839:
1836:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1821:Dhamma vicaya
1819:
1817:
1814:
1813:
1812:
1809:
1805:
1802:
1801:
1800:
1797:
1795:
1792:
1790:
1787:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1769:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1732:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1668:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1643:
1642:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1631:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1589:BuddhÄbhiį¹£eka
1587:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1564:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1549:
1547:
1545:
1541:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1489:
1488:
1485:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1424:
1421:
1420:
1419:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1411:
1407:
1401:
1398:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1365:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1351:
1347:
1341:
1338:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1320:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1233:Enlightenment
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1223:Dhamma theory
1221:
1219:
1218:Buddha-nature
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1192:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1057:Samantabhadra
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1018:
1014:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
996:
990:
988:
982:
980:
974:
972:
966:
964:
958:
956:
950:
948:
942:
941:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
876:
874:
872:
868:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
831:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
817:
813:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
789:
788:
785:
780:
775:
770:
762:
757:
755:
750:
748:
743:
742:
739:
727:
719:
717:
709:
708:
705:
697:
694:
693:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
675:
672:
671:
670:
669:Buddha in art
667:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
649:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
611:
608:
606:
602:
598:
594:
591:
590:
589:
586:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
558:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
535:
532:
531:
530:
527:
523:
520:
518:
515:
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2466:Sri Lanka
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1487:Vajrayana
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1350:Cosmology
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1105:SÄriputta
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khÄra
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2007:Sayadaw
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