Yasa

Yasa was a bhikkhu during the time of Gautama Buddha. He was the sixth bhikkhu in the Buddha’s sangha and was the sixth to achieve arahanthood. Yasa lived in the 6th century BCE in what is now Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in northern India.

Yasa was raised in Varanasi in a life of luxury. His father was a millionaire. The family home was full of servants, musicians and dancers who catered for the family’s needs and entertainment. One day, when he had become a young man, Yasa awoke early and saw his female servants and entertainers asleep in a repulsive state. Disgusted by the spectacle, Yasa realised the vanity of worldly life, and left the family home muttering “Distressed am I, oppressed am I” and journeyed in the direction of Isipatana where the Buddha was temporarily residing after his first five bhikkhus had attained arahantship. This was five days after all of the first five bhikkhus had attained arahantship.

The Buddha was pacing up and down in an open space near where Yasa was muttering “Distressed am I, oppressed am I”, and called Yasa over to him, inviting him to sit down. Yasa took off his golden sandals, saluted and sat down. The Buddha gave a dharma discourse, and Yasa achieved the first stage of arahanthood, sotapanna.

Yasa (disambiguation)

Yasa, Yassa, or variants thereof, may refer to:

  • Yasa, a Buddhist bhikkhu
  • Yasa language, a Bantu language
  • YASA Motors, a British manufacturer of electric motors and generators
  • Yassa, a legal code created by Genghis Khan
  • Yassa (food), a spicy dish popular in Western Africa
  • See also

  • Yasak, a fur tax used in Imperial Russia
  • Yasa'ur, the great-great-grandson of Chagatai Khan
  • Podcasts:

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