Osho on Ananda

216 discourses in which Osho speaks about Ananda, most mentions first. Each line is his own sentence from that talk.

Bin Bati Bin Tel #13 · 21 mentions · 3 July 1974
“Ananda, who was by his side for forty years, remained unfulfilled until the final day.”
Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #8: Everybody has the right to be wrong · 19 mentions · 8 July 1987
“Now, Ananda is a special case, and something has to be understood about him.”
Walking in Zen, Sitting in Zen #8: The Head And The Heart · 17 mentions · 2 May 1980
“The only man who had lived continuously with Buddha for forty-two years was Ananda; he was his personal attendant, his caretaker.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 14 #10 · 17 mentions
““And he who, through unwavering devotional yoga, worships me continuously, he—having well transcended these three gunas—becomes fit for oneness in the solid mass of Sat-Chit-Ananda, Brahman.”
Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol 2 #6: The Door to the Wild · 16 mentions · 26 June 1977
“And Buddha gave his confirmation to Subhuti's understanding -- because another disciple, Ananda, was sitting there, and Ananda said, 'What do you mean?”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #16 · 16 mentions · 6 December 1975
“He was talking with Ananda; he brushed it away.”
From Personality to Individuality #20: Fear of hell, greed for heaven, the saviors soft sell · 15 mentions · 18 January 1985
“When Buddha was dying his closest disciple, Ananda, started crying.”
Saravsar Upanishad #12 · 15 mentions · 14 January 1972
“"That which is of the nature of blissful chaitanya, that which is an ocean of immeasurable Ananda, that which is the very essence of the happiness that remains—thus it is called Ananda."”
Tao Upanishad #34 · 15 mentions · 17 April 1972
“Many times Ananda says to Buddha, “Don’t you feel you are inconsistent?”
The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #13: From repose to equality. to attain liberation through the golden mean · 14 mentions · 18 April 1972
“He told Ananda, "Go get some water from the stream we crossed just now."”
Sahaj Samadhi Bhali #21 · 14 mentions · 10 August 1974
“Sitting under a tree, he said to Ananda, “Go back; we left a spring behind us—bring water from there.””
Tao Upanishad #35 · 14 mentions · 18 April 1972
“He said to Ananda, “Go back; we have just crossed a stream.”
Take It Easy, Vol 2 #12: In The House of the Moon · 13 mentions · 10 May 1978
“It reminds me of one of the most beautiful stories about Buddha's closest disciple, Ananda.”
The Diamond Sutra #1: That Realm of Nirvana · 13 mentions · 21 December 1977
“These sutras have been remembered by Buddha's great disciple Ananda.”
The Ultimate Alchemy, Vol 1 #18: The Light of Awareness · 13 mentions · 6 June 1972
“Ananda said to Buddha, "I have observed you for years and years together.”
The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #9: Only he is fit to be the master whose ego is naught · 13 mentions · 14 April 1972
“Buddha's cousin-brother Ananda received initiation from Buddha.”
Maha Geeta #74 · 12 mentions · 24 January 1977
“Ananda said, “It does not befit you.”
Beyond Enlightenment #7: Zorba and Buddha: Their split is your social disease · 11 mentions · 9 October 1986
“Ananda lived with Buddha for forty-two years.”
From Darkness to Light #10: Not spiritual guidance but spiritual presence · 11 mentions · 9 March 1985
“Ananda was with him, he was shocked.”
The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #12: The signs of a saint: he is alert and irresolute, egoless and playful · 11 mentions · 17 April 1972
“Ananda, his disciple, would ask him, "Don't you think you are inconsistent?”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #100 · 11 mentions · 9 June 1977
“The elder Ananda went to the Blessed One, bowed, and said: Bhante, the townspeople are reviling us, abusing us—better we go elsewhere.”
Nam Sumir Man Bavre #10 · 11 mentions · 10 August 1978
“Ananda began to weep: “What will become of me now?”
Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy #17: Don't Imitate, Just be Yourself · 10 mentions · 3 October 1970
“When Buddha initiated Ananda into sannyas, because he was his elder cousin, Ananda exacted three promises from him.”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 3 #7: He is the charioteer · 10 mentions · 18 August 1979
“Then Ananda was approached.”
The Invitation #3: Let yourself be a mystery · 10 mentions · 22 August 1987
“When Gautam Buddha died it was a great shock to everyone -- even to his closest disciple, Ananda; he burst into tears.”
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #28: Meditation: an unburdening of repressions · 10 mentions · 25 January 1973
“Ananda, one of the great disciples of Buddha and the nearest, couldn't attain liberation while Buddha was alive.”
Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt #12: Wanderers in the sky of freedom · 10 mentions · 23 July 1988
“For forty-two years he had been speaking, and the only man who had been continuously present was Ananda.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 5 #6 · 10 mentions
“…s (the body), holding that the senses act upon their objects, abides joyfully, established in the nature of the Absolute—Sat-Chit-Ananda.…”
From Misery to Enlightenment #24: The key to unawareness: keep thinking · 9 mentions · 21 February 1985
“He is old, so he asks Ananda, "Ananda, I am sorry but you will have to go back.”
No Water, No Moon #9: A Philosopher Asks Buddha · 9 mentions · 19 August 1974
“Ananda, who was Buddha's chief disciple, couldn't understand what was happening, because he was after knowledge.”
Tao: The Pathless Path, Vol 2 #2: A Thousand Pound Sledge Hammer · 9 mentions · 26 February 1977
“THE QUESTION is from Ananda Prem.”
Zarathustra: The Laughing Prophet #4: Of poets · 9 mentions · 9 April 1987
“I am reminded of a small story: Gautam Buddha and his disciple Ananda are coming from a faraway place.”
Bahuri Na Aiso Daon #9 · 9 mentions · 9 August 1980
“Ananda used to question Buddha.”
Deepak Bara Naam Ka #5 · 9 mentions · 5 October 1980
“Ananda, who lived like a shadow with Buddha, always serving him day and night, had heard all three incidents—morning, noon, evening.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #61 · 9 mentions · 21 March 1977
“Bhikshu Ananda was guarding the door while the thirty seekers were speaking inside with Buddha.”
Guru Partap Sadh Ki Sangati #2 · 9 mentions · 22 May 1979
“When Buddha was about to die and Ananda began to weep, listen to their dialogue.”
Maha Geeta #57 · 9 mentions · 7 December 1976
“And one day, when Ananda asked something, Buddha said: Ananda, do you know, for forty-two years I have not spoken a single word?”
Nahin Sanjh Nahin Bhor #4 · 9 mentions · 14 September 1977
“Buddha sat beneath a tree and said to Ananda: Ananda, I am very thirsty.”
Tao Upanishad #31 · 9 mentions · 14 April 1972
“Buddha’s cousin Ananda took initiation from Buddha.”
Tao Upanishad #47 · 9 mentions · 19 July 1972
“Ananda, who was sitting nearby, flared up.”
The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 2 #5: A light unto yourself · 8 mentions · 4 September 1976
“Ananda, his chief disciple, was crying and weeping.”
The Golden Future #14: The love that never ends · 8 mentions · 18 May 1987
“I am reminded of a strange story about Ananda, one of Gautam Buddha's most intimate disciples.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #120 · 8 mentions · 10 December 1977
“He said this to Ananda.”
A Bird on the Wing #3: The Gates of Heaven and Hell · 7 mentions · 12 June 1974
“Ananda used to sleep with Buddha in his room.”
And The Flowers Showered #1: Flower shower · 7 mentions · 31 October 1974
“They have not chosen Ananda, Buddha's cousin-brother, Buddha's shadow continuously for forty years -- for forty years, not for a single moment was he away from Buddha.”
From Bondage to Freedom #33: Dismantle the ego · 7 mentions · 17 October 1985
“Gautam Buddha had a disciple, Ananda, who remained with him till his very last breath -- almost forty-two years without a single break, day in, day out, twenty-four hours a day.”
Sufis: The People of the Path, Vol 2 #3: Here, Now, This · 7 mentions · 29 August 1977
“Just the other day there was a question from Ananda Prem.”
The Razor's Edge #28: Truth: the greatest surgery · 7 mentions · 11 March 1987
“His intimate disciple Ananda was with him.”
Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #7: You Become the Offering · 7 mentions · 14 January 1974
“His chief disciple was Ananda.”
Vedanta: Seven Steps to Samadhi #12: Only Knowing Remains · 7 mentions · 17 January 1974
“Once it happened: Ananda, his chief disciple, was sitting with Buddha, and a man came, a very cultured, refined philosopher, a great brahmin, and he asked, "Bhante, tell me something about the ultimate."”
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #38: Toward the authentic being · 7 mentions · 27 February 1973
“The day was hot -- it was just midday -- he felt thirsty, so he said to his disciple Ananda, "Go back.”
Zen: The Mystery and The Poetry of the Beyond #1: Leaving the mind far behind · 7 mentions · 8 January 1989
“Gautam Buddha had given initiation to his own cousin-brother, Ananda.”
Ari Main To Naam Ke Rang Chhaki #8 · 7 mentions · 18 September 1978
“Ananda stayed with Buddha forty years—day and night, in the same room, in service.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #90 · 7 mentions · 30 May 1977
“The Buddha sat beneath a tree; beside him sat the bhikkhu Ananda.”
And Now, And Here #7: I Teach Death · 6 mentions · 31 October 1969
“We can understand this man's confusion -- but Ananda, a disciple of Buddha's, was in a terrible suspense; he had heard both conversations.”
Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons #5: Turning lions into sheep · 6 mentions · 26 January 1989
“There was also a third man present, Ananda, who was Gautam Buddha's constant companion his whole life, who took care of his food, his clothes, his shelter.”
I Say Unto You, Vol 2 #2: Go to the Very End · 6 mentions · 1 November 1977
“Even one of the most intimate followers, Ananda, was not allowed because he had not yet become enlightened.”
Isan: No Footprints in the Blue Sky #6: The only hope · 6 mentions · 6 November 1988
“One day, walking on the road from one town to another, he was talking to Ananda.”
Om Shantih Shantih Shantih #9: Old stones that you used to think were diamonds · 6 mentions · 4 March 1988
“The moment he initiated his cousin-brother, Ananda, into sannyas -- Ananda was older than Gautam Buddha -- Ananda said to him, "After initiation I am no more.”
Satyam Shivam Sundram #17: You have to put aside your fear · 6 mentions · 15 November 1987
“The day Gautam Buddha died, Ananda burst into tears.”
Sermons in Stones #27: Love is not something to get, love is something to give · 6 mentions · 26 December 1986
“Ananda was Gautam Buddha's constant companion for forty years, but he had not become enlightened yet.”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 10 #4: Transcendence -- the true therapy · 6 mentions · 24 February 1980
“He says to Ananda, his chief disciple, "Ananda, you go back.”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 5 #2: The heart has no questions · 6 mentions · 12 October 1979
“Buddha's chief disciple, Ananda, was present; he was watching the whole thing.”
The Golden Future #11: The sacred makes you speechless · 6 mentions · 17 May 1987
“Only one man -- a man to be remembered forever, his closest disciple, Ananda -- who was not even enlightened before Buddha died....”
The Guest #13: The guest is inside you · 6 mentions · 8 May 1979
“Ananda, who had lived longest with him -- almost fifty years, serving him like a shadow, following him everywhere; not for a single day for fifty years had he been away from Buddha -- tears started rolling down his cheeks.”
The Messiah, Vol 1 #4: Chapter title · 6 mentions · 10 January 1987
“Only one man amongst ten thousand sannyasins asked a question -- with tears in his eyes -- and he was his own brother, his elder brother Ananda.”
The New Dawn #18: Beware of the mind: it is blind · 6 mentions · 27 June 1987
“Ananda, who was with him, became very much puzzled, but he was always very careful not to interfere in anything.”
The Osho Upanishad #1: The mystery school: an encounter with the miraculous · 6 mentions · 16 August 1986
“He is traveling with his disciple, Ananda.”
The Secret of Secrets, Vol 2 #14: This very world the paradise · 6 mentions · 9 September 1978
“The question is from Ma Ananda Prem.”
Theologia Mystica #14: Understanding is Enough · 6 mentions · 24 August 1980
“He said it to Ananda, one of his most beloved disciples, because the moment Buddha said to his disciples, "Now the last day has come and I hAVE to leave today.”
Turn On, Tune In and Drop the Lot #6 · 6 mentions · 6 December 1978
“He asks his disciple, Ananda, to go back, because two miles back they left a small spring.'Go and fetch water from there.'”
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #2: The Path of Yoga and the Path of Tantra · 6 mentions · 2 October 1972
“So Ananda asked Buddha, "What has happened to him?”
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #40: Sudden Enlightenment and its obstacles · 6 mentions · 1 March 1973
“Ananda was weeping the day Buddha was passing away, and Buddha said in the morning, "Now this is my last day.”
Walking in Zen, Sitting in Zen #10: The Garden Of Tathagata · 6 mentions · 4 May 1980
“Even Ananda, Buddha's closest disciple, asked one day when they were walking through a forest.”
Anahad Mein Bisram #5 · 6 mentions · 15 November 1980
“Only Ananda—who had not awakened—agreed.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #4 · 6 mentions · 24 November 1975
“Ananda asked, “If a woman comes into view, what should we do?””
Es Dhammo Sanantano #49 · 6 mentions · 31 March 1976
“Ananda cried and wailed.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 10 #7 · 6 mentions
“Ananda was with Buddha for forty years.”
Hari Bolo Hari Bol #3 · 6 mentions · 3 June 1978
“Ananda asked: Bhante—may I ask a question?”
Krishna Smriti #17 · 6 mentions · 3 October 1970
“When Ananda was initiated, he was Buddha’s cousin.”
Lagan Mahurat Jhooth Sab #3 · 6 mentions · 23 November 1980
“The next morning Ananda asked, “I didn’t quite grasp this.”
Maha Geeta #20 · 6 mentions · 30 September 1976
“Buddha’s last words to Ananda were: “Appo deepo bhava!””
Peevat Ramras Lagi Khumari #5 · 6 mentions · 15 January 1981
“For example, Ananda heard Buddha and compiled his words.”
Sahaj Samadhi Bhali #6 · 6 mentions · 26 July 1974
“As soon as Buddha said, “I am leaving this body,” Ananda began to weep.”
Tao Upanishad #50 · 6 mentions · 22 July 1972
“Ananda asked him, “That man did a terrible thing—ignorantly, yes—but he fed you poisoned food!””
Trisha Gai Ek Bund Se #4 · 6 mentions · 2 February 1969
“His monk Ananda was with him.”
A Bird on the Wing #1: Empty Your Cup · 5 mentions · 10 June 1974
“Even a disciple like Ananda, his most intimate disciple, started crying and weeping when Buddha said, "Now I have to leave this body."”
Hsin Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing #7: All dreams must cease · 5 mentions · 27 October 1974
“Why not to Ananda, who had lived for forty years, just like a shadow, serving Buddha in every way just like a servant, and who was a brother to Buddha, belonged to the same royal family?”
My Way: The Way of the White Clouds #6: Are You Still Carrying her? · 5 mentions · 15 May 1974
“One of Buddha's disciples, Ananda, who knows the problem is not so easy....”
The Mahageeta, Vol 1 #1: Ashtavakra: The Purest Expression of Truth · 5 mentions · 11 September 1976
“Ananda asked, "Bante, Bhagwan!”
The Perfect Master, Vol 1 #10: Buddha and the Beast · 5 mentions · 30 June 1978
“His disciple, Ananda, asked him, "Bhagwan, a question has been persisting in my mind again and again.”
The Razor's Edge #12: God is also seeking you · 5 mentions · 3 March 1987
“And those words were said to his chief disciple, Ananda, who had been with him for forty-two years, just like a shadow, non-stop, day out, day in.”
The Sword and the Lotus #19: A simple thank you · 5 mentions · 9 February 1986
“At that very moment, Ananda, Gautam Buddha's closest disciple and also his elder cousin-brother, started crying.”
The White Lotus #7: Lion Buddha · 5 mentions · 6 November 1979
“Ananda was following Buddha.”
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, Vol 1 #11: Techniques to penetrate the inner centers · 5 mentions · 14 November 1972
“Buddha laughed, and he said to his chief disciple, Ananda, "Yashodhara has not come.”
Walk Without Feet, Fly Without Wings and Think Without Mind #7: Any Moment! · 5 mentions · 7 January 1978
“His disciple, Ananda, became very angry .”
Athato Bhakti Jigyasa #15 · 5 mentions · 25 January 1978
“Ananda, sitting beside him, was startled.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #103 · 5 mentions · 23 November 1977
“Ananda, the elder, who always stayed with him like a shadow—his attendant—saw that Buddha paused upon seeing a sow, thought something, smiled, and moved ahead.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #117 · 5 mentions · 7 December 1977
“When the Blessed One was residing in Migaramatu’s mansion, one day the Elder Ananda bowed and said: Bhante!”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #20 · 5 mentions · 10 December 1975
“Ananda, the closest disciple, had been with the Buddha for forty years.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #63 · 5 mentions · 23 March 1977
“If told, Moksha is bliss—as the Hindus say, Ananda; as the Jains say, supreme bliss—you will take ‘bliss’ to mean pleasure; first, because you have never known Ananda; second, you have been seeking pleasure in the world, now you will seek it in Moksha.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 12 #3 · 5 mentions
““But those who, with minds attached to the pure, formless, Sat-Chit-Ananda Brahman, tread that path undergo great hardship; for the way of the Unmanifest is attained with difficulty by the embodied, who are identified with the body.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 17 #3 · 5 mentions
“Ananda began beating his chest and weeping.”
Jyun Macchali Bin Neer #8 · 5 mentions · 28 September 1980
“He was traveling with his disciple Ananda through a forest.”
Maha Geeta #1 · 5 mentions · 11 September 1976
“Ananda asked: ‘Bhante!”
Main Kahta Akhan Dekhi #2 · 5 mentions · 7 March 1971
“He says: “Ananda, I am thirsty; bring me water.””
Nirvan Upanishad #7 · 5 mentions · 28 September 1971
“Ananda is not pleasure.”
Ram Duware Jo Mare #8 · 5 mentions · 1 June 1974
“Ananda was very tired; Buddha too.”
Shiksha Main Kranti #8 · 5 mentions · 5 May 1968
“Our longing is that Truth be like that—Sat-Chit-Ananda: being, consciousness, and bliss.”
Tao Upanishad #124 · 5 mentions · 3 April 1975
“And here in the East we have said the very opposite: happiness is of small value; there is the possibility of Ananda.”
Tao Upanishad #49 · 5 mentions · 21 July 1972
“Buddha says to Ananda, leave me; I am the obstacle for you.”
Tao Upanishad #78 · 5 mentions · 11 August 1973
“There is an event in the Buddha’s life: Ananda did not attain enlightenment until the Buddha’s death.”
A Bird on the Wing #10: The Master of Silence · 4 mentions · 19 June 1974
“And there were others -- Ananda was there, Buddha's cousin-brother, who for forty years was continuously moving with him....”
Ancient Music in the Pines #9: You Have My Marrow · 4 mentions · 29 February 1976
“Ananda was the chief disciple of Buddha who lived with him for forty years continuously, like a shadow following him.”
Be Still and Know #1: Always on the Rocks · 4 mentions · 1 September 1979
“Ananda Prabhu, don't try to reconcile things -- that will be a false phenomenon.”
Hari Om Tat Sat #21: Logic is not the way to life · 4 mentions · 5 February 1988
“Ananda, who remained always by Gautam Buddha's side to take care of him...”
Light on the Path #5: The strength you feel is the strength of truth · 4 mentions · 31 December 1985
“So you will not be able to tell me after initiation that, `Ananda, you go to a certain place to spread the word -- travel.'”
Light on the Path #19: The path of truth is only for gamblers · 4 mentions · 20 January 1986
“Ananda, Buddha's chief disciple, says, "Be silent.”
Rinzai: Master of the Irrational #6: All you can do is drop your mind · 4 mentions · 29 October 1988
“You can understand the trouble Ananda, who was continuously with him, was in.”
Seeds of Wisdom #1: [None] · 4 mentions
“He felt thirsty, and Ananda went to a nearby mountain stream to fetch water.”
The Book of Wisdom #5: Sowing White Seeds · 4 mentions · 15 February 1979
“His closest disciple, Ananda, said to him, "This is too much!"”
The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart #8: The man of enlightened freedom · 4 mentions · 15 September 1988
“Gautam Buddha himself, one day in the early morning twenty-five centuries ago, told Ananda, "Call all the monks together under those two saal trees" -- which he always loved; he used to sit under those saal trees for meditations or for his talks.”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 4 #3: Be quick to do good · 4 mentions · 24 August 1979
“Ananda, his disciple, became furious, naturally.”
The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 6 #6: No going back · 4 mentions · 26 October 1979
“Ananda, Buddha's chief disciple, immediately became aware that Buddha was a little hesitant.”
The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #2: Insight · 4 mentions · 15 July 1987
“Once Ananda had asked Gautam Buddha...”
The Last Testament, Vol 6 #3 · 4 mentions · 7 February 1986
“Gautam Buddha told one day, while they were passing into a mountainous region -- it was the midday, hot sun and he was getting old -- he told his disciple, Ananda, that "I am very thirsty.”
The Messiah, Vol 2 #17: In you are hidden all men · 4 mentions · 6 February 1987
“The moment Gautam Buddha became enlightened, the first thing he told Ananda was "I would like to go to my kingdom.”
The Osho Upanishad #22: A journey without end · 4 mentions · 9 September 1986
“His disciples were shocked, particularly Ananda, who was always just by his side.”
The Rebellious Spirit #26: Your existence is just a carbon copy · 4 mentions · 23 February 1987
“Only Ananda said, "You have answered us for forty-two years continually, day in, day out -- we don't have any questions.”
The Sword and the Lotus #14: The last word in meditation · 4 mentions · 3 February 1986
“Ananda, who was Gautam Buddha's intimate disciple and constant companion --you can understand he was going crazy...”
The Sword and the Lotus #15: A meditator is a rain cloud · 4 mentions · 4 February 1986
“He and his disciple Ananda have lost their path into a forest.”
The Tantra Vision, Vol 1 #5: Man is a myth · 4 mentions · 25 April 1977
“Ananda was sitting on guard outside the room.”
This, This, A Thousand Times This: The Very Essence of Zen #14 · 4 mentions · 9 June 1988
“Ananda, who used to declare Buddha's coming, or the subject on which he was going to speak, announced that the sermon was over.”
Yoga: The Alpha and the Omega, Vol 3 #3: Periphery and center · 4 mentions · 3 March 1975
“And he says to his disciple Ananda that, "You go back.”
Ami Jharat Bigsat Kanwal #2 · 4 mentions · 12 March 1979
“Ananda asked Buddha: I watch you while you sleep...”
Deepak Bara Naam Ka #4 · 4 mentions · 4 October 1980
“Ananda said, “Lord, you’re putting us in a bind.”
Dhyan Sutra #5 · 4 mentions · 14 February 1965
“Ananda, the attendant monk, said, “Master, what are you saying?”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #67 · 4 mentions · 27 March 1977
“Ananda asked, Bhagwan, you have told us who the superior steed is, where such a one is born, how he is born—but you have never told us who the excellent man is, and where the excellent man is born.”
Es Dhammo Sanantano #81 · 4 mentions · 21 May 1977
“Ananda observed this condition.”
Geeta Darshan 2 Vol. 1 2 #18 · 4 mentions
“Buddha initiated Ananda, his cousin and elder.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 17 #10 · 4 mentions
“Arjuna, Om Tat Sat — thus these three are said to be the name of Brahman, the compact fullness of Sat-Chit-Ananda.”
Geeta Darshan Vol. 6 #3 · 4 mentions
“A monk, Ananda, was with Buddha.”
Jin Sutra #8 · 4 mentions · 18 May 1976
“Ananda, Buddha’s disciple, was sitting beside him.”
Jyun Tha Tyun Thaharaya #7 · 4 mentions · 17 September 1980
“Ananda, his bhikshu, his disciple, always stayed with him like a shadow.”
Kaivalya Upanishad #5 · 4 mentions · 27 March 1972
“Ananda says of Buddha… When Ananda was initiated by Buddha—Ananda was Buddha’s cousin, elder.”
Kaivalya Upanishad #6 · 4 mentions · 28 March 1972
“On the day of Buddha’s passing, Ananda was weeping, beating his head.”
Kano Suni So Juth Sab #1 · 4 mentions · 11 July 1977
“When he was gone, Ananda asked Buddha: What did he understand?”
Main Mrityu Sikhata Hun #9 · 4 mentions · 31 October 1969
“But with Buddha was a disciple, Ananda.”
Panth Prem Ko Atpato #1 · 4 mentions · 20 June 1970
“Our only measure for supreme pleasure, for Ananda, for Moksha — call it what you will — is to imagine it as the pleasure of endless, endless copulations.”
Piv Piv Lagi Pyas #4 · 4 mentions · 14 July 1975
“Then they had to fall back on Ananda.”

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