Aṅgulimāla - Wikipedia
Aṅgulimāla (Pali; lit. 'finger necklace') [1][2] is an important figure in Buddhism, particularly within the Theravāda tradition. Depicted as a ruthless brigand who completely transforms after a conversion to Buddhism, he is seen as the example par excellence of the redemptive power of the Buddha 's teaching and the Buddha's skill as a teacher.
The Story of Angulimala – Angulimala
For this gruesome and growing garland of bloody fingers he was nicknamed Angulimala which means ‘finger garland’ or ‘finger necklace’. This was the man who, peering out from his lair, spotted the Buddha coming towards him and who that day had round his neck nine hundred and ninety-nine little fingers.
The transformative story of Angulimala(Buddha's Disciple)
There was a man who was a dacoit and he was called Angulimala. People who know Buddha know Angulimala also. He was compared to Hitler in those days. He had killed 999 people and cut their fingers and made a garland out of those fingers. He was a terror. People were scared of him.
Angulimala - Encyclopedia of Buddhism
Angulimala (S. Aṅgulimāla, alt. Aṅgulimālīya; T. sor mo phreng ba སོར་མོ་ཕྲེང་བ་; C. Yangjuemoluo 央掘摩羅). A disciple of the Buddha, who despite having killed nine-hundred and ninety-nine people, was able to purify his negative karma and attain arhathood. His story is seen as an example of the redemptive ...
Angulimala - Dhamma Wiki
2008年10月23日 · Angulimala (Pāli: "garland of fingers") is an important early figure in Buddhism, particularly within the Theravada school. Depicted in the suttas as a ruthless killer who is redeemed by conversion to Buddhism, his story is seen as an example of the redemptive power of the Buddha's teaching and the universal human potential for spiritual progress.
A Humanitarian Re-Reading of the Angulimala Sutta
2021年10月20日 · Angulimala can be read as the personification of brutal violence, indiscriminate and unrestrained by any concern for living beings. This sutta illustrates the potential of the Buddhist teachings to curtail humanity’s most horrific violent impulses and to transform even the most depraved of individuals into agents of non-violence.
Beyond Good and Evil: The Story of Angulimala
The Angulimala Sutta tells the story of how the Buddha, in the twentieth year of his ministry, i.e., about 420 BCE, after the alms round, left Savatthi on the road that led directly to Ahimsaka, now called Angulimala, described as a bloody-handed, violent, merciless mass murderer, despite warnings from the local people not to go.
The Story of Angulimala - Turning Wheel Buddhist Temple, …
The story of how the bandit Angulimala gave up his extreme violence after meeting with the Buddha shows that whatever mistakes we have made in our lives, change is always possible. We can stop doing the harmful things that we have been doing, and commit ourselves to living in a way that benefits all beings, including ourselves.
The Story of Angulimala – Saraniya Dhamma Meditation Centre
2018年1月1日 · Angulimala, the robber and murderer, is one of the best known figures of the Buddhist scriptures, because of his dramatic life story. His conversion to monkhood and later to sainthood was exceptional as he seems to have been the only former criminal to be accepted into the Buddhist monastic order.
The Story of Angulimala - Buddha-Nature - Tsadra Foundation
It includes teachings on Buddha-nature, finding a spiritual master, impermanence, karma, the cultivation of bodhicitta, the development of the six perfections, the ten Bodhisattva bhumis, Buddhahood, and the activities of a buddha.