1.12 The Story about Devadatta

Devadatta grew jealous and plotted to kill the Buddha, when that failed he tried to cause a schism; eventually he wished to seek for forgiveness, but before he reached the Buddha he fell into Avīci, the hell of relentless suffering; the Buddha summarised the events with a verse. Cast: Devadatta, Bhaddiya, Anuruddha, Ānanda, Bhagu, Kimbila, Mahānāma, Anuruddha (Annabhāra), Paccekabuddha Upariṭṭha, Upāli the Barber, Nālāgiri, Elder Sāriputta, Elder Mahā Moggallāna, Elder Kokālika Keywords: Chief Disciples, Jealousy, Schism, Forgiveness, Bodhisatta, Devatās, Avīci