Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta (English spelling)

Japanese: Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta(英語表記)NiganthaNataputta
Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta (English spelling)


[Origins - Mahavira and the Patriarchs]
Mahavira's real name was Vardha‐māna (meaning "the one who flourishes"). In the Buddhist scriptures, he is called Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta and is considered to be one of the representative free thinkers (six heretics) of the time of Gautama Buddha. He was called so because he was "a descendant of the Nāta clan" and became a monk and practiced asceticism in the ancient religious sect of Nigantha (one who has left bondage).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[起源――マハービーラと祖師たち]
 マハービーラは,本名をバルダマーナVardha‐māna(〈栄える者〉の意)という。仏典ではニガンタ・ナータプッタNigaṇṭha Nātaputtaの名でゴータマ・ブッダ時代の代表的な自由思想家たち(六師外道)の一人とされる。彼は〈ナータ族の出身者〉で,古くからの宗教上の一派ニガンタ(束縛を離れた者)派に出家して修行したのでそう呼ばれた。…

※「Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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