Kasyapa

[ kahsh-yuhp-uh ]

/ kɑʃˈyʌp ə /

an important disciple of the Buddha who called together a council of Arhats after the death of the Buddha to compose the Pali Canon.

Also Kassapa.

Example sentences from the Web for kasyapa

Kasyapa having found the departed master's feet soiled and wet, asked Nanda the cause of it.

Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions |T. W. Doane
Kasyapa hath said that thou art Sacrifice sprung from Truth!

Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 |Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
Over the entire relic of the whole body of him, the Kasyapa Tathagata, a great tope was also erected.

Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms |Fa-Hsien
They are called the children of Kasyapa and of Aditi his wife.

Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems |Henry Hart Milman

Having gone down very far, there was a hole on one side, and there the complete body of Kasyapa (still) abides.

Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms |Fa-Hsien