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...[Upa]nanda, Purna Maitrayaniputra Regarded as the foremost of the Buddha's disciples in preaching and explaining the Dharma., Subhuti Renowned for his profound understanding of the nature of emptiness., Ananda The Buddha's cousin and personal attendant, famous for his perfect memory of the Buddha's teachings.,
Rahula The Buddha's son, known for his quiet diligence in following the monastic rules.—all of these were great Arhats, well-known and recognized by the entire assembly. Furthermore, there were two thousand others, including those still in training original: xue (saiksa); practitioners who have not yet reached the final stage of liberation
and those beyond training original: wuxue (asaiksa); those who have completed their spiritual education and attained full liberation. Mahaprajapati Bhiksuni The Buddha's maternal aunt and stepmother, who became the first woman to be ordained as a nun. was present along with her followers,
six thousand in number. Yasodhara Bhiksuni, the mother of Rahula The Buddha's wife from his former life as a prince, who later joined the monastic order., was also present together with
her own followers. In addition, there were eighty thousand Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas literally 'Great Beings'; those who seek supreme enlightenment for themselves and all others, all of whom [had attained the stage of] Unsurpassed The text breaks off here at the start of the phrase Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, meaning 'Unsurpassed, Complete, and Perfect Enlightenment.'