檢視 Pindola Bharadvaja 的原始碼

[[Image:Pindola.jpg|frame|Pindola Bharadvaja]]
'''Pindola Bharadvaja''' (Skt. ''Piṇḍola Bharadvāja''; Tib. ''Dza Sönyom Len''; Wyl. ''bha ra dhwa dza bsod snyoms len'') — one of the [[Sixteen Arhats]].

Born into a family of royal chaplains, he found no meaning in this life. Seeing the gifts and favours that were bestowed on the [[Buddha]]'s disciples he had decided to become a monk. At first he was very greedy, and went about with a large alms bowl, however, following the Buddha's personal advice he conquered his greed and lived strictly on whatever he received and soon became an [[arhat]]. He constantly showed his gratitude to the Buddha by obeying his words and working only for the benefit of others.

Pindola Bharadvaja lives in a mountain cave on the eastern continent ([[Purvavideha]]) with 1,000 arhats. He carries a scripture in his right hand and an alms bowl in his left which he uses to aid those in the [[lower realms]], conferring [[wisdom]] and granting wishes, protecting from misfortune.

==Further Reading==
*''Crystal Mirror, volume VI'', Dharma Publishing 1984.

[[Category:Sixteen Arhats]]