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Gavampati (Buddha's disciple)

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Enlightened monastic disciple of Lord Buddha This article is about the Buddha's disciple. For the supplementary Mon language chronicle, see Gavampati (chronicle).

Gavāṃpati is a disciple of the Buddha, one of the first ten to be ordained and to have known the state of Arhat. In Southeastern Buddhism, Gavāṃpati has become a preeminent character. In Thailand amulet as Pidta, Laos, Cambodia, and the Shan states, the Mon cult of Gavampati has survived.

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References

  1. Buswell, Robert E. (2004). Encyclopedia of Buddhism. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-0028657189.


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