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Ānanda

Ānanda 阿難陀 , 阿難; interpreted by 歡喜 ‘Joy’; son of Droṇodana-rāja, and younger brother of Devadatta; he was noted as the most learned disciple of Buddha and famed for hearing and remembering all the teachings, hence is styled 多聞. After the Buddha's death he is said to have compiled the sutras in the Vaibhāra cave, where the disciples were assembled in Magadha. He is often considered the second patriarch, after Mahākāśyapa.