Gavampati (Buddha's disciple)

Gavāṃpati is a disciple of the Buddha, one of the first ten to be ordained and to have known the state of Arhat. In Southeastern Buddhism, Gavāṃpati has become a preeminent character. In Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and the Shan states, the Mon cult of Gavampati has survived.[1]

This article is about the Buddha's disciple. For the supplementary Mon language chronicle, see Gavampati (chronicle).

Notes
    gollark: That is merely an illusion created by... bees?
    gollark: WRONG!
    gollark: Oh, while I'm here, DO NOT pay for a Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 brick! You can run all your programs on a graphing calculator!
    gollark: I cannot be bothered to read all messages in existence. What are the happenings?
    gollark: So that doesn't really work.

    References
    1. Buswell, Robert E. (2004). Encyclopedia of Buddhism. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-0028657189.


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