{{Short description|Enlightened monastic disciple of the Buddha}} {{Distinguish|Puṇṇa Sunāparantaka}}{{for|puñña, the Buddhist concept|Merit (Buddhism)}}
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'''{{IAST|Pūrṇa Maitrāyanīputra}}''' (Sanskrit; Pali: ''Puṇṇa Mantānīputta'', {{zh|c=富楼那弥多罗尼子|p=fùlóunàmíduōluónízǐ}}), also simply known as '''Pūrṇa''' (Sanskrit; Pali: ''Puṇṇa''), was an arhat and one of the ten principal disciples of Gautama Buddha, foremost in preaching the dharma.
== Life == Puṇṇa Mantānīputta was born in Donavatthu, near Kapilavatthu, in a noble family. His mother was Mantānī (or Maitrāyanī), sister of Ven. Añña Koṇḍañña, who became Ven. Puṇṇa's teacher. Ven. Ānanda, after his first rain retreat, mentions him as a great influence in the ''Ānandasuttaṃ''. He says that thanks to him, he was able to become a sotāpanna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananda Sutta: Ananda (SN 22.83)|author=Thanissaro Bhikkhu|publisher=Access to Insight (BCBS Edition)|date=2013-11-30|url=http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn22/sn22.083.than.html|access-date=2019-08-13}}</ref>
Ven. Sāriputta hears about Ven. Puṇṇa for the first time through a conversation between the Tathāgata and a group of shakyans who praised him. Then Ven. Sāriputta has the chance to meet Ven. Puṇṇa at Sāvatthī, where he asks Ven. Puṇṇa about the dharma without revealing his identity. As part of his answer, Ven. Puṇṇa uses the analogy of the relay chariots in the ''Rathavīnitasuttaṃ''. Then both reveal their names. Ven. Puṇṇa says he is called Puṇṇa, but is known as Mantāniputta by his companions in the holy life, and Ven. Sāriputta says his name is Upatissa, but that he's known by his companions in the holy life as Sāriputta. They both praise one another.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy|author=Nyanaponika Thera & Hellmuth Hecker|editor=Bhikkhu Bodhi|publisher=Wisdom publications|year=1997|location=Massachusetts|isbn=0-86171-381-8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ratha-vinita Sutta: Relay Chariots (MN 24)|author=Thanissaro Bhikkhu |publisher=Access to Insight (BCBS Edition)|date=2013-11-30|url=http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.024.than.html|access-date=2019-08-13}}</ref>
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==Bibliography== * {{Cite book|author=Bhikkhu Bodhi|author-link=Bhikkhu Bodhi|year=2000|title=The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya|location=Boston|publisher=Wisdom Publications|isbn=0-86171-331-1}}
==External links== * [http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/pu/punna.htm "Punna"] in the [http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/dic_idx.html Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names].
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Category:Foremost disciples of Gautama Buddha Category:Arhats