'He taught his disciples that if they wanted to achieve enlightenment, they must abandon their homes, become mendicant monks, and practice the mental disci- plines of yoga, as he had done.'
'Pāli: The North Indian dialect used in the most important collection of Buddhist scriptures.' Het woord nirvana is Sanskriet voor het woord nibbana in Pali.
'The two chief disciples of the Buddha, Sariputta and Moggallāna are both referred to as Mahānāga or "Great nāga". Some of the most important figures in Buddhist history symbolize nāgas in their names such as Dignāga, Nāgāsēna, and, although other etymons are assigned to his name, Nāgārjuna.' Bron: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nāga
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