What are the 5 ascetics?
five ascetics ［五比丘］ ( go-biku): The first converts of Shakyamuni Buddha. Their names are Ājnāta Kaundinya, Ashvajit, Mahānāma, Bhadrika, and Vāshpa, though these differ somewhat according to the source. The Buddha's Preaching Life Sutra lists Dashabala Kāshyapa as one of the five ascetics instead of Vāshpa.
five ascetics ［五比丘］ ( go-biku): The first converts of Shakyamuni Buddha. Their names are Ājnāta Kaundinya, Ashvajit, Mahānāma, Bhadrika, and Vāshpa, though these differ somewhat according to the source. The Buddha's Preaching Life Sutra lists Dashabala Kāshyapa as one of the five ascetics instead of Vāshpa.
