Gautama Buddha story - Devadatta schism

Devadatta (देवदत्‍त) was a Buddhist monk and the cousin of Gautama Buddha. He was recorded as having created a schism in the sangha, or monastic community. This schism was later undone when all his followers came back to the Buddha, after which Devadatta also wanted to come back. Devadatta is often described as having been jealous of the Buddha's greatness and wisdom and wanting to become a great religious leader himself.
The original motivation of Devadatta to lead the holy life and become a monk was pure, but later he became corrupted after allegedly developing some supernatural powers.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devadatta

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[ratagedara]

wow...

[LakeRafiD]

Praise be the Lord Buddha Shakyamuni! Many thanks for posting. I would've loved to have seen it in english but it's perfect as is. I'm familiar with this story anyway.