Devadatta the monks to live a rigorous lifestyle. This has led Ray to regard the story of Devadatta as a legend produced by the Sthavira group. Faxian and other Chinese pilgrims who travelled to India in the early centuries of the current era recorded the continued existence of "Gotamaka" buddhists, followers of Devadatta. Gotamaka are also referred to in Pali texts of the second and fifth centuries of the current era. The followers of Devadatta are recorded to have honored all the Buddhas previous to Śākyamuni (Gautama Buddha), but not Śākyamuni himself. According to Faxian, Xuanzang and Yijing's writings, some people
Nancy Wilson (religious leader) College, Claremont School of Theology, and the University of Southern California. Wilson is the author of: Nancy Wilson (religious leader) Nancy L. Wilson (born 1950) is an American cleric who served as the Moderator of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC or Metropolitan Community Churches). On Sunday, 29 October 2005, at Washington's National Cathedral, Wilson was installed as Moderator of the Metropolitan Community Churches in succession to the denomination's founder, Troy Perry. Wilson retired from her position in October 2016, and was succeeded by Interim Moderator Rev. Elder Rachelle Brown. Wilson was elected moderator of the denomination of