Upaka the Ājīvakaperson
2 discourses
Appears in 2 discourses in this library. The Blessed One decides to teach the group of five, meets Upaka on the road, and at Isipatana convinces them to listen. Their ordination follows the first two discourses, until there are six arahants in the world.
Discourses
The Buddha shares his own journey of seeking the path to awakening, from leaving the household life, to studying under two meditation teachers, to attaining full awakening and an account of teaching the Dhamma to his first five disciples.
PTS 1.160–1.174The Blessed One decides to teach the group of five, meets Upaka on the road, and at Isipatana convinces them to listen. Their ordination follows the first two discourses, until there are six arahants in the world.