Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c25.15

c25.15

**Some Special Teachers.** The texts tell us of the names of some of these distinguished teachers who were known as the *Thera* (senior) Bhikkhus. They are: Sāriputta, Mahā-Moggallāna, Mahā-Kachchāna, Mahā-Koṭṭhita, Mahā-Kappina, Mahā-Chunda, Anuruddha, Revata, Upāli, Ānanda, and Rāhula. These Thera Bhikkhus are described as travelling together through the country of Kaśī [*Chullav.*, i, 18, 1]. Another passage in Vinaya [*Mahāv.*, viii, 24, 5–6] mentions the Theras, the brothers Isidāsa, and Isibhatta (at Sāvatthī), Nilavāsī, Sāṇavāsī, Gopaka, Bhagu, and Phalika-sandāna at Pāṭaliputta. The pupils of these Theras are sometimes mentioned, e.g., Kakudha, a Koliyan, the pupil of Moggallāna [*Chullav.*, vii, 2, 2].