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Chinese: 長子; Japanese pronunciation: chōshi; "The Eldest Child". Rāhula ( Pāli and Sanskrit) was the only son of Siddhārtha Gautama (commonly known as the Buddha) ( c. 563 or 480 – 483 or 400 BCE ), and his wife, princess Yaśodharā. He is mentioned in numerous Buddhist texts, from the early period onward.
Rāhula (T. sgra gcan 'dzin སྒྲ་གཅན་འཛིན་; C. luohouluo 羅睺羅) was the only son of Siddhartha Gautama and his wife, Yaśodharā. There are different accounts of when Rāhula was born.
Rāhula was the only son of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha and Yaśodharā, born after his father's renunciation of the world. Learn about his legend, his previous life as a king, his name meaning "shackle" and the teachings he received from his father.
The four great essentials to which the Buddha first directs the attention of Rāhula are: paṭhavī, āpo, tejo, and vāyo, known as “ dhātus ” in Pali. “ Dhātu ” is defined as “that which bears its own intrinsic nature”; it’s most appropriate English equivalent being “element.”.
Rāhula (Pāli and Sanskrit) was the only firstborn son of Siddhārtha Gautama, and his wife and princess Yaśodharā. He is mentioned in numerous Buddhist texts, from the early period onward. Accounts about Rāhula indicate a mutual impact between Prince Siddhārtha's life and those of his family members.
Sep 10, 2018 · In this timeless book, Ven. Narada Maha Thera narrates how Rāhula was born to Prince Siddhartha and Princess Yasodharā as their only son—born on the same day that Prince Siddhartha decided to renounce the world.
The Short Discourse giving Advice to Rāhula was given in order for Rāhula to become an Arahat when the fifteen maturities of freedom (vimutti-paripācanīya) had ripened in him while he was still just a freshman in the community of monastics.
