自幼才思敏捷，能說善道。八歲時力辯群師，受到國王讚賞。後因聽聞因緣法而皈投佛陀座下。在教團內，曾監督祇園精舍工程，代佛陀教導後學，為佛弟子中之上首，佛陀令羅睺羅拜其為師。尊者通曉外典，屢以超絕之辯才折服外道，被譽為智慧第一。因不忍見佛入滅，請求佛允許後先行示寂。

Even as a child, Sariputra was sharp-witted and eloquent. At the age of eight, he won debates and received recognition from the king. After he learned about the Law of Dependent Origination, he sought refuge in the Buddha. In the Sangha, he became the chief disciple of the Buddha, who instructed Rahula to regard Sariputra as a teacher. He supervised the construction of Jetavana Monastery and often taught the Dharma on behalf of the Buddha.
Sariputra was well versed in the ideas of other religious teachers and often subdued them with his eloquence, thus earning the title of being foremost in wisdom. He asked for the Buddha’s permission to enter nirvana first because he could not bear to see his teacher entering parinirvana.

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