Angulimala’s Family Tree

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Family

• Gagga(parent),Mantani(parent)— Marriage

  Angulimala was born as Ahimsaka to the brahmin Gagga and his wife Mantani in the kingdom of Kosala, raised in a household of learning before a corrupted teacher's demand for a thousand fingers set him on his murderous path.

Member of

• Sangha

  After his conversion on the road, Angulimala was ordained into the Sangha by the Buddha himself, endured the stones and abuse of those who remembered his crimes, and through unwavering practice attained arhatship.

Associated with

• Gautama Buddha

  Gautama Buddha encountered the serial killer Angulimala on the road and converted him through a miraculous display — walking calmly while Angulimala could not catch him despite running. Angulimala became a monk and attained arhatship.