Concept

Āḷāra Kālāma

Overview

Alara Kalama (Pāḷi & Sanskrit Āḷāra Kālāma/ Arāḍa Kālāma]), was a hermit and a teacher of meditation. He was a śramaṇa born in Brahmin-family (Buddhacarita) and, according to Buddhist scriptures, the first teacher of Gautama Buddha.

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Philosophers who discussed Āḷāra Kālāma

• Buddhism

Related ideas

• Meditation
• Nirvana
• Sanskrit
• Śramaṇa
• The Buddha
• Buddhist paths to liberation
• Enlightenment in Buddhism

Place in the tradition

Part of Samkhya.

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