Devadatta practised in a similar way and with the same books as common Buddhists, but followed the similar tapas and performed rituals to the past three buddhas and not Śākyamuni. In Cullavagga section VII of the Vinayapiṭaka of the Theravādins which deals with schisms, it is told how Devadatta went forth along with a number of the Buddha’s other relatives and clansmen. In the first year he attained psychic power, but made no supermundane achievement. Looking round to see whom he could convince to honour him he decided to approach Prince Ajātasattu, the heir to the Magadhan throne. Having psychic power
Shinji Takahashi (religious leader) and "One Two Three". Soon after, Takahashi claimed to have arrived at a spiritual state where he had thrown away attachment and achieved a peace of mind; afterwards, he said that these spirits were the guardian and guiding spirits, respectively, that would come up in the GLA doctrine. "Fwan Sin Fwai Sinfo" designated itself as Takahashi's "guardian spirit" and later informed Takahashi that it was Jesus Christ himself. The spirit "One Two Three", as Takahashi's "guiding spirit", later told Takahashi that it was Moses. Afterwards, Takahashi, who claimed to have attained Buddhahood under their guidance, embarked as a religious leader