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foremost) (22), the Buddha himself has honoured the names of 41 monks and 12 nuns, giving specifically the best quality in each. The list would run as follows:
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Ajna-kaundinya for his devotion to the Buddha; a Brahmana from Drona-vastu near Kapilavastu in in the Sakya country.
Sariputta for his wisdom; a Brahmana from Upatisya (Nalaka) which was not far from Rajagrha in Magadha.
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Mahamoggallana for his spiritual powers; a Brahmana from Kolita near Rajagrha in Magadha.
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Mahakas yapa for his renunciation; a Brahmana from Mahatirtha Brahmanagrama in Magadha.
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Anuruddha - for his divine vision; a Ksatriya from Kapilavastu in Sakya country. He was the cousin of the Buddha, being the son of his uncle Amṛtaudana.
Bhaddiya Kaligodha-putra - for his noble parentage; a Ksatriya from Kapilavastu in Sakya country.
Lakuntaka Bhaddiya - for his mila voice; a Dhani (Mahabhoga) from Sravasti in Kosala.
Pindola Bharadvaja
mana from Rajagṛha in Magadha.
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for his roaring voice; a Brāh
Purna Maitrayani-putra for being the best speaker of spiritual lores; a Brahmana from Dronavastu near Kapilavastu in Sakya country.
Mahakatyayana foremost among commentators; a Brahmana from Ujjaini in Avanti.
Cullapanthaka for his mastery in giving shape to imagination and for his expertise in psychiatry; a son of a Sreṣthi's daughter from Rajagṛha in Magadha.
