Biographie de ChudapanthakaChudapanthaka.

The younger of two brothers who were followers of Shakyamuni Buddha. The elder brother’s name was Mahāpanthaka. The elder brother was clever, but his younger sibling was stupid. Accounts vary considerably according to the source. According to one account, both brothers were stupid. According to another account, Chūda is the name of the elder brother, and Panthaka, that of the younger brother. Chūdapanthaka was so dull-witted that in three years he was unable to learn even a single verse of the Buddhist teachings, despite having been instructed by five hundred arhats. Taking pity on him, the Buddha gave him a verse to learn, explaining to Chūdapanthaka the meaning of the verse. Chūdapanthaka attained an awakening and reached the state of arhat.

Cadet de deux frères, disciples du bouddha Shakyamuni. L’aîné s’appelait Mahapanthaka. L’aîné était intelligent et le cadet stupide. Les récits peuvent cependant varier considérablement en fonction des sources. Selon l’une d’elles, les deux frères étaient tout aussi stupides. Selon une autre, le frère aîné s’appelait Chuda et le cadet Panthaka. Chudapanthaka était si pauvre d’esprit qu’en trois ans il fut incapable d’apprendre ne serait-ce qu’un seul verset des enseignements bouddhiques, bien qu’il ait été instruit par cinq cents arhat. Ayant pitié de lui, le Bouddha lui donna un verset à apprendre, en lui expliquant sa signification. Chudapanthaka parvint à un certain stade d’éveil et atteignit le stade d’arhat.