Which Happened First?

Śāriputra

Śāriputra
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Śāriputra was one of the top disciples of the Buddha. He is considered the first of the Buddha's two chief male disciples, together with Maudgalyāyana.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Bias of Prienecirca 600 BC – circa 530 BC
  2. Chilon of Spartacirca 600 BC – circa 520 BC
  3. Pherecydes of Syroscirca 580 BC – circa 499 BC
  4. Xenophanes570 BC – circa 478 BC
  5. Śāriputra (this page)568–484 BC
  6. Confuciuscirca 551 BC – circa 479 BC

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