jesus was the first disciple to be martyred.
jesus was the first disciple to be martyred.
who was the first disciple to be martyred?
jesus
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in line with the buddhist doctrine of rebirth, the previous existences of koṇḍañña are described in buddhist texts. they repeatedly show a theme of koṇḍañña having displayed religious inclinations in previous rebirths, many of which involve experiences with previous rebirths of the buddha and his other leading disciplines. this is a common theme among the leading disciples, all of whom had many encounters with the future gautama buddha in previous lives, and is consistent with the buddhist concepts of cause and effect and karma. in pali language theravada literature, koṇḍañña is said to have begun striving for enlightenment in the time of padumuttara buddha, the 13th buddha. the son of a wealthy householder at hamsavati, koṇḍañña saw the monk who was the first disciple of padmuttara buddha. koṇḍañña's previous rebirth bestowed on the buddha and the sangha and wished that he was to be the first disciple of a future buddha. padumuttara is said to have prophesied the fulfilment of this in the era of gautama buddha, 1000 aeons into the future. after the passing of padmuttara buddha, koṇḍañña constructed a jewelled chamber inside the cetiya in which the relics were stored and also made an offering of jewel festoons. the apadana offers a variant on this reincarnation. it states that koṇḍañña was the first person to offer a meal to padumuttara and became a deva in the tusita world. it further says and that during the time of vipassī buddha, koṇḍañña was a householder named mahakala who offered the buddha the first fruits of his field in their nine stages of production. the mahavastu gives another account explaining the origin of koṇḍañña's vow to attain arahanthood in his final rebirth. this account asserts that he was a potter at rajagaha in a previous existence. a paccekabuddha who was suffering from biliousness sought shelter in the potter's hut and was cured. in time, several more paccekabuddhas came to visit the hut to inquire about their colleagues health status. the potter asked which of them had realised the dharma first, to which the patient answered in the affirmative. thereupon the potter made his vow.
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