Who Was Ananda? Life of the Buddha's Closest Companion
Apart from being the Buddha's close attendant, Ananda has the reputation of being everyone's favorite early monastic. We'll consider why that might be the case by looking at his life and the controversy that eventually clouded it. ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: / dougsseculardharma 🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma ✅ Videos: Women in Buddhism — • Women in Buddhism The Five Reflections — • The Five Reflections ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/mn53/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn47.13/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/dn16/en/sujato ✅ Book: Nyanaponika & Hecker, Great Disciples of the Buddha (Wisdom, 2003). https://amzn.to/39KITwb Facebook: / onlinedharmainstitute Twitter: / dougsdharma ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (1) Scarlett Farrow Carlos Gutierrez Matthew Smith Bob Snead JC Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Michael Roe Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Steven Kopp Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Kaine Usher Cookie Forthecookie Blaze Way Bri Adam Andrew Posner Jessica Sauter Adin Sonny Flink Steve Marlor David W Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Disclaimer: Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!
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