ID: 901001298 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001298	Record Type: Character/Person

	Kāśyapa (Buddhist character)

Note: Character who is the revered elder disciple of the Buddha, often depicted as an aged monk to the Buddha’s left in preaching assemblies. The Chan (Zen) tradition identifies him as its first patriarch. Also known as Mahākāśyapa.

Names:

	Kāśyapa (Buddhist character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Kāśyapas (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	Mahākāśyapa (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Kāśyapa (Buddhist character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Buddha
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Buddha (primary character of Buddhism)) [901000851]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... monk (people)
	.....(religious (people), people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... disciple
	.....(people by ideology, philosophy, or political activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Buddhism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	identified as .... Kassapa‏ (Magadha (Indian) disciple of the Buddha, 6th century BCE)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Kāśyapa (Buddhist character)
	................Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
	Kāśyapas (Buddhist character)
	................British Museum [online] (1999-)
	Mahākāśyapa (Buddhist character)
	................Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah%C4%81k%C4%81%C5%9Byapa#/media/File:Mahakashyapa.JPG
	................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=223922&partId=1&searchText=Kasyapa&page=1