ming chen

ming chen

One of the first five disciples of the Buddha.

One of the five companions of Śākyamuni in asceticism and later one of his first five pupils, attaining the state of a stream entrant after three days, the fourth to attain that realization. He attained the state of an arhat on hearing the Sūtra on the Characteristics of Selflessness. Not to be confused with the cousin of the Buddha, who had the same name, and was a significant lay follower and patron.

One of the Five Excellent Companions, with whom Siddhārtha Gautama practiced asceticism near the Nairañjanā River and who later heard the Buddha first teach the Four Noble Truths at the Deer Park in Sarnath.

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