Devadatta

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chris98e
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Devadatta

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Did the Buddha have a disciple named Devadatta who tried to kill the Buddha?
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Devadatta was his cousin and went forth in the Buddha's disspensation. there is some controversy but he has been traditionally depicted as a villain.
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Hi Chris,

This might be of interest:

Devadatta
http://www.leighb.com/devadatta.htm

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yes, he was buddha's cousin.
the happy ending is he will become a pacceka buddha
eventually.
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more info from buddhanet.
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/bud ... _5lbud.htm

Devadatta was the son of King Suppabuddha and his wife Pamita, who was an aunt of the Buddha. Devadatta's sister was Yasodhara, making him both a cousin and brother-in-law of the Buddha. Together with Ananda and other Sakyan princes, he entered the order of monks in the early part of the Buddha's ministry, but was unable to attain any stage of sainthood and so worked hard for the worldly psychic powers.
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