Who is Sariputra?

Bright on Buddhism Episode 44 - Who is Sariputra? What role does he play in the texts? How does this role change over time? Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Silk, Jonathan A. (2019), Brill's encyclopedia of Buddhism Vol Two, Hinüber, Oskar von,, Eltschinger, Vincent,, Bowring, Richard, 1947-, Radich, Michael, Leiden, ISBN 978-90-04-29937-5, OCLC 909251257; Robert E Buswell: Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Sariputra; Hecker, Hellmuth; Nyanaponika Thera (2003), Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy (PDF), Simon and Schuster, ISBN 978-0-86171-381-3, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-24; Bodhi, Bhikkhu; Dhamma, Rewata (1993), A comprehensive manual of Abhidhamma : the Abhidhammattha sangaha of Ācariya Anuruddha (1st BPS Pariyatti ed.), BPS Pariyatti Edition, ISBN 978-1-928706-02-1; Buswell, Robert E. Jr. (2004), Encyclopedia of Buddhism (PDF), New York, NY: Macmillan Reference, USA, ISBN 0-02-865718-7, archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-29, retrieved 2020-02-22; Buswell, Robert E. Jr.; Lopez, Donald S. Jr. (2013), Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. (PDF), Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-15786-3, archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-12, retrieved 2020-02-22; Carus, Paul (1905), "Ashvajit's Stanza and Its Significance", Open Court, 3 (6), archived from the original on 2020-10-27, retrieved 2020-02-22; Irons, Edward (2007), Encyclopedia of Buddhism (PDF), New York: Facts on File, ISBN 978-0-8160-5459-6, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-17, retrieved 2020-02-22; Lopez, Donald S. (2016), The Lotus Sūtra : a biography, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-15220-2; Shaw, Sarah (2013), "Character, Disposition, and the Qualities of the Arahats as a Means of Communicating Buddhist Philosophy in the Suttas" (PDF), in Emmanuel, Steven M. (ed.), A companion to Buddhist philosophy (first ed.), Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-0-470-65877-2, archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-08-28, retrieved 2020-02-22; Bodhi, Bhikkhu (trans.) (2009). Right View. A translation of the Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta. Attributed to Sariputra Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss?  Let us know by finding us on email or social media!  https://linktr.ee/brightonbuddhism Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host