Devadatta

Devadatta was by tradition a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddhārtha. The accounts of his life vary greatly, but he is generally seen as an evil and divisive figure in Buddhism, who led a breakaway group in the earliest days of the religion.

Devadatta
Death of Devadatta, sinking into the Earth
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ReligionBuddhism
Translations of
Devadatta
Sanskritदेवदत्त
(Devadatta)
Paliदेवदत्त
(Devadatta)
Bengaliদেবদত্ত
(Debdotto)
Burmeseဒေဝဒတ်
(Dewadat)
Chinese提婆達多
(Tipodaduo)
Japanese提婆達多
(Daibadatta)
Khmerទេវទត្ត
(Tevatort)
Korean데바닷타
(RR: (Debadatta))
Laoເທວະທັດ
(Thevathat)
Sinhalaදේවදත්ත
Thaiเทวทัต
(Thewathat)
VietnameseĐề-bà-đạt-đa
Glossary of Buddhism
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