Chief Disciple of Buddha - Sariputra

Sariputra was one of Buddha's chief disciples. He was foremost in Wisdom among all the disciples of Lord Buddha. He was regarded as the son of the Blessed One (Buddha). Sariputra was the chief assistant who helped Lord Buddha turn the Wheel of Dharma.
Sariputra was one of the chief disciples of Lord Buddha and is considered one of the ten foremost disciples of Gautama Buddha in Theravada tradition. Another chief disciple of Lord Buddha was Moggallana, and both disciples were foremost in their aspects. Sariputra was foremost in Wisdom and only second to Lord Buddha regarding teaching ability. Sariputra was also called Sariputta in Pali or Shariputra. People considered both chief disciples to be counterparts of female nuns Khema and Uppalavanna. Sariputra was a young disciple when he realized Enlightenment and became an arahant. The third Basket of Tripitaka was believed to be passed on by Sariputra, as Lord Buddha used to teach him about Abhidharma (third basket) in Heaven's realms. Later, Sariputra mastered it and copied Buddha's Abhidharma teachings, passing them on to the disciples and followers of Buddhism. Read more at:

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