Title:

Vangisa

Subtitle:

An Early Buddhist Poet

Authors:

John D. Ireland

Publisher:

The Wheel Publication

Pages:

Year:

1997

ISBN:

9789552401619

Category:

Theravada

Copies:

1 total, 1 available

Description:

Within the original sangha, there was a monk whom the Buddha designated as his foremost disciple in the composition of spontaneous verse. This was the venerable Vangisa. Vangisa has been a Brahmin who made his living by tapping skulls to discover the rebirth of their owners.