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'''Alara Kalama''' ([[Pāḷi]] & [[Sanskrit]] ''Āḷāra Kālāma'', was a hermit and a teacher of ancient meditation.{{sfn|Wynne|2007|p=10}}<ref>Laumakis, Stephen. ''An Introduction to Buddhist philosophy''. 2008. p. 8</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Upadhyaya |first= K. N. |title= Managing Diversity in Organizations: A Global Perspective |year= 2017 |publisher= María Triana |location= Wisconsin, USA |isbn= 113891701X |page=163 }}</ref> He was the master of [Shraman] thought . According to the [[Pāli Canon]] scriptures, he was the first teacher of [[Gautama Buddha]].<ref name="ariyapariyesana">{{cite web|title=Ariyapariyesana Sutta,translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu|url=http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.026.than.html|access-date=2014-06-29}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
After Siddhartha Gautama [[Gautama Buddha#Departure and ascetic life|became an ascetic]], he went to Alara Kalama, who was a teacher that taught a kind of early meditation at [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vessali]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Eliade |first= Mircea |title= Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body, and Mind |year= 2009 |publisher= Wisdom Publications |location= Boston, USA |isbn= 9780861713356 |page= 8}}</ref> Alara taught Siddhartha [[meditation]], especially a [[dhyāna in Buddhism|dhyānic state]] called the "sphere of nothingness" (Pali: ''ākiñcaññāyatana'').{{sfn|Wynne|2007|p=76}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/aa/aalara_kaalaama.htm|title=Ālāra Kālāma|access-date=2014-06-29|work=Article on Palikanon.com}}</ref><br />
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Gautama eventually equalled Alara, who could not teach him more, saying, "You are the same as I am now. There is no difference between us. Stay here and take my place and teach my students with me."<ref name="ariyapariyesana"/> Gautama was not interested in staying. After leaving, the Siddhartha found a new teacher, [[Uddaka Ramaputta]].<ref name="The Buddha's First Teachers">{{cite web|title=The Buddha's First Teachers|url=http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/13lbud.htm|work=Article on Buddhanet.net|access-date=20 April 2012}}</ref><br />
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===Bibliography===<br />
{{cite book|last=Wynne|first=Alexander|title=The Origin of Buddhist Meditation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ElIupyX_SYAC&pg=PP10|date=16 April 2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-09741-8}}<br />
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