Nanda

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Nanda

Nanda (Skt. Nanda; Tib. དགའ་བོ་, Wyl. dga' bo) — a cousin of the Buddha who was at first strongly attached to his beautiful wife, but later became a monk and attained the level of an arhat. Ananda's younger brother. He is listed among the previous incarnations of Jikmé Lingpa.

Further Reading

• Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 95-96.