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The disciple who pleads for women’s admission and grieves at Buddha’s final departure.
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SourceSourceChanna
The charioteer who explains the prince’s first encounters with suffering and accompanies his departure.
Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceDevadatta
The rival whose acquired powers fail to overcome hostility towards the Buddha.
Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy
Dhruva
The rejected child whose unwavering search is expressed through the pole star.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceMahamaya
Siddhartha’s mother, whose conception dream announces the final birth of the Buddha-elect.
Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourcePrajapati
The queen-mother whose repeated request leads to the admission of women into the order.
Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceSuddhodana
The Shakya king who tries to preserve his son’s royal future by shielding him from suffering.
Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceSumedha
The ascetic who chooses future Buddhahood so that he can guide others to release.
Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceYashodhara
Siddhartha’s wife, whose grief and fidelity form a counterpart to his departure.
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