རབ་འབྱོར། | Glossary of Terms

Name of a śrāvaka elder from Śrāvastī, the younger brother of the wealthy patron Anāthapiṇḍada and one of the principal interlocutors of this text and the other Perfection of Wisdom sūtras. For more detail, see UT22084-026-001-21005–UT22084-026-001-21012. He is declared by the Buddha (in this text as well as elsewhere in the canonical literature) to be foremost among the araṇavihārin (also araṇāvihārin and araṇyavihārin), which can be taken to mean either those “dwelling free of afflicted mental states” (as in the Tib. nyon mongs pa med par gnas pa or … spyod pa, Mvy. 6366) or as those “dwelling in seclusion.” He was also declared as described as “foremost among those worthy of donations” (dakṣineyānām agryaḥ, sbyin pa’i gnas nang na mchog tu gyur pa) and in Chinese sources as “foremost in teaching emptiness” (stong nyid ston pa’i mchog tu gyur pa).

One of the ten great śrāvaka disciples of the Buddha Śākyamuni, known for his profound understanding of emptiness. He plays a major role as an interlocutor of the Buddha in the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtras.

Name of an elder.

A foremost pupil of the Buddha, known for his wisdom.

One of the closest disciples of the Buddha.

A prominent disciple of the Buddha.

One of the closest disciples of the Buddha Śākyamuni, known for his profound understanding of emptiness.

One of the monks attending this teaching in Śrāvastī, at Jeta Grove.

One of the closest disciples of the Buddha, known for his profound understanding of emptiness.

One of the Buddha’s foremost hearer disciples.

The name of a hearer.

A foremost pupil of the Buddha, known for his wisdom.

A foremost pupil of the Buddha, known for his wisdom.

One of the closest disciples of the Buddha, known for his profound understanding of emptiness.

One of the four great hearers.

Disciple noted for his profound concentration on voidness; as interlocutor of the Buddha, a major figure in the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtras. See also UT22084-060-005-927.

One of the closest disciples of the Buddha, known for his profound understanding of emptiness.

One of the closest disciples of the Buddha.

A monk (bhikṣu) and disciple of the Buddha.

One of the closest disciples of the Buddha, known for his profound understanding of emptiness.

One of the Buddha’s foremost disciples and younger brother of the benefactor Anāthapiṇḍada; regarded as the disciple with the foremost understanding of emptiness.

A foremost pupil of the Buddha, known for his profound understanding of emptiness. He plays a major role as an interlocutor of the Buddha in the Prajñāpāramitāsūtras.

One of the ten great hearer disciples of the Buddha Śākyamuni, known for his profound understanding of emptiness. He plays a major role as an interlocutor of the Buddha in the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtras.

One of the closest disciples of the Buddha, known for his profound understanding of emptiness. 

One of the śrāvakas attending the delivery of the MMK; one of the eight great śrāvakas.

One of the ten great śrāvaka disciples of the Buddha Śākyamuni, known for his profound understanding of emptiness. He plays a major role as an interlocutor of the Buddha in the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

One of the ten great śrāvaka disciples of the Buddha Śākyamuni, known for his profound understanding of emptiness. He plays a major role as an interlocutor of the Buddha in the Prajñā­pāramitā­sūtras.