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Rahula is generally accepted to be the name of the son of the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. The name in English, roughly translated, is "chain" or "chained one," an interesting philosophical contrast to Buddha, "the awakened one."

Although Rahula was part of the family that Gautama essentially abandoned when he began his life as a monk, Rahula, according to several Buddhist sutras, eventually came to be a part of his father's new-founded religious order. He is seen in several anecdotes about Gautama, and he is exclusively portrayed as a student.

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RahulaRahula is generally accepted to be the name of the son of the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. The name in English, roughly translated, is "chain" or "chained one," an interesting philosophical contrast to Buddha, "the awakened one. Although Rahula was part of  
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