Suddhipanthaka

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Śuddhipanthaka (Sanskrit: शुद्धिपन्थक; Pali: Suddhipanthaka (Chinese: 周利槃陀伽) was a disciple of the Gautama Buddha. He was traditionally known as the most slow-witted among the Buddha's disciples, unable to remember the Buddha's teachings or even retain short verses. According to legend, the Buddha once assigned him to sweep the ground. After sweeping for a long time, he reflected: "The ground is clean, but is my mind clean?" This contemplation led him to attain enlightenment. Suddhipanthaka is an important example that shows that wisdom in enlightenment is not related to wisdom in general memorization (saññā). Wisdom in enlightenment is the bhavanamaya wisdom, which is the ability to use subtle wisdom that comes from using inner wisdom to consider and see the truth of the world by oneself. Therefore, not being good at memorization or studying is not an obstacle to enlightenment.