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Śāriputra (Sanskrit: शारिपुत्र; Tibetan: ཤཱ་རིའི་བུ་, Pali: Sāriputta, lit. "the son of Śāri", born Upatiṣya, Pali: Upatissa) was one of the top disciples of the Buddha. He is considered the first of the Buddha's two chief male disciples, together with Maudgalyāyana (Pali: Moggallāna).
Śāriputra (Sanskrit: शारिपुत्र) or Sāriputta (Pāli) was one of two chief male disciples of The Buddha along with Maudgalyayana (Pali: Moggallāna), counterparts to the nuns Khema and Uppalavanna, named the two chief female disciples.
As chief disciple Śāriputra assumed a leadership role in the Sangha, doing tasks like looking after monks, assigning them objects of meditation, and clarifying points of doctrine. He was the first disciple the Buddha allowed to ordain other monks.
Jan 4, 2018 · Sariputra was a Brahmin who became an arhat and a teacher of the Buddha. He is credited with codifying the Abhidharma, the third basket of the Tripitaka, and appearing in some Mahayana sutras.
Shariputra, was a Brahman ascetic and famous early disciple of the Buddha. Shariputra first heard of the Buddha and his new teaching from Assaji, one of the original 60 disciples.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Born in the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadha, Śāriputra was one of the chief male disciples of the Buddha and existed alongside the great religious leader as the leading functionary of his band of disciples.
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Śāriputra (Pāli, Sāriputta), a disciple of Śākyamuni Buddha, attained the enlightened status of an arhat, or saint. Śāriputra is renowned for his wisdom and his expertise in abhidharma.
