Which of the following disciples of the Lord Buddha supervised the construction of the first Monastery in Jeta Grove?

Which of the following disciples of the Lord Buddha supervised the construction of the first Monastery in Jeta Grove? Correct Answer Sariputra

• The correct answer is Option 1 i.e Sariputra.
• Sariputra supervised the construction of the first Monastery in Jeta Grove. He faced many difficulties as the other religions posed challenges, but he won overall and succeeded.
• Rahula was Buddha’s son. To bring Buddha back to family life, Rahula’s mother asked the latter to follow his father in the alms round and to ask for his father’s inheritance. He later became of the ten greatest disciples of Lord Buddha.
• Mohaggallana was one of the chief male disciples of Lord Buddha. He attained supernatural powers. He was ambushed by some Jain followers, they pushed rock from a hill onto him, but he did not use his supernatural powers to save himself as he knew this was his karma.
• Purna was the niece of the great sage who predicted that the baby prince Siddhartha would later become Buddha. He became a disciple of Buddha after he met a problem that he could not solve.