<p>Anuruddha-mahāsāmi (thai:anuruddhācāriya) was one of ancient saṅgarāja in sri lanka. He author abhidhammatthasaṅgaha, that is popular summary of  abhidhamma-pitaka.</p>

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thank you for enlightening me on this piece of knowledge of the abhidhamma-pitaka. but in term of prominence if i simply type Anuruddha it should come up with the info of Anuruddha-mahasami.
Mishu 米殊
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It is bug of google.
Bonn
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*if i simply type Anuruddha it **should** come up with the info of Anuruddha-mahasami.* - typo: it **shouldn't**
Mishu 米殊
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By over 10 years experience with pali canon, I completely say that no pali canon wrote "anuruddha-aggasavaka born in sri lanka". Just google wrote it.
Bonn
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Bonn
<p>I've no previous experience with how Google creates this kind of summary.</p>

<p>I'm not sure I understand where Google got that data from, to put in its summary -- "Sri Lanka" isn't given in any version of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anuruddha&amp;action=history" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the history of the Wikipedia article</a>.</p>

<p>There are <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Anuruddha+born+Sri+Lanka" rel="nofollow noreferrer">modern Anuruddhas born in Sri Lanka</a> (e.g. a cricketer) but that (mixing different people with the same name) seems like an unlikely or silly mistake for Google to make.</p>

<p>The image (of a statue) in the Google summary does comes from a different web site (not Wikipedia) though, so maybe Google does aggregate data from different sites somehow.</p>

<p>Based on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Persondata" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this page</a> I wonder if it's possible that Google prefers to scrape its data from Wikidata instead of from Wikipedia -- the <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3306373" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikidata entry for Anuruddha</a> doesn't include a birth place (it was in the Wikipedia article but not in the Persondata template when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anuruddha&amp;type=revision&amp;diff=710782271&amp;oldid=708599211" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the Persondata template was migrated to Wikidata</a>) so perhaps Google is aggregating from several sites, getting its information mixed up, or confusing it with a modern Anaruddha?</p>

<p>If you want to report a correction to Google's summary, perhaps you could try editing the Wikidata entry, and/or pressing the Feedback link on the Google summary.</p>

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2017-08-09T07:53:04.560Z
it's the same result with **born: Sri Lanka** when I entered 阿那律. i can't see there would be a person in the same name as 阿那律 in the manner your explaint above, @ChrisW.
Mishu 米殊
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2017-08-09T08:08:11.597Z
I too see "born: Sri Lanka" in the Google summary, same as shown in the image you posted. What I don't know is where Google gets that data from. I know that people sometimes make (disputed) edits to Wikipedia, and so I thought that maybe Google was displaying someone's old Wikipedia edit ... but in the history of the Wikipedia article I see no version with that data. I cannot confirm nor deny your hypothesis, that a human created that data intentionally.
ChrisW
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2017-08-24T09:34:19.827Z
thx for the knowledge of the technical part about how Google/Wikipedia renders data etc.
Mishu 米殊
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<p>When I was searching for the translated name from Chinese 阿那律 to Sanskrit while attempting a <em>comment</em> on <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/21951/10304">one post</a>, I entered 阿那律 or Anuruddha to Google it came up with the list and the usual short brief at the right corner of the screen, to my amusement the brief said:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Anuruddha</p>
<p><strong>Born: Sri Lanka</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Zt95f.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Zt95f.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>Though I open the brief the Wikipedia full page is <code>Born: Kapilavastu, India</code></p>
<p>Is there a <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/21485/10304">movement to relocate Buddhism</a> (not just relocate, but part of the grand scheme to <strong>invent</strong> in the sense of <em>re-invent</em> Buddha's teachings) to be originated from Sri Lanka since the Sri Lankan Pali Canon is splendidly adored as the only authentic plus the most early Buddhism's teaching? - As the first step. Now here comes the next step to relocate Buddha gradually first by <em>migrating</em> <code>:D !!</code> one of his ten major disciples? I'm diligently waiting to be enlightened in this context.</p>

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2017-08-09T07:37:10.130Z
thank you @ChrisW. but you edited my original question to render this question totally like an idiot making a silly question. i can do nothing but only to remove it.
Mishu 米殊
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2017-08-09T07:44:18.933Z
I restored your original question.
ChrisW
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2017-08-09T07:51:05.227Z
thank you @ChrisW we should respect all Buddhist schools. also as Buddhists we should uphold the correct teachings, neither should let it being corrupted by **insider** nor **outsider**. thus it's a valid question to ask in this manner. anyone concerned should be aware of if there is such an attempt or trend.
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Was Anuruddha, one of the ten Great Disciples of the Buddha, born in Sri Lanka?
# Was Anuruddha, one of the ten Great Disciples of the Buddha, born in Sri Lanka?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-09)

When I was searching for the translated name from Chinese 阿那律 to Sanskrit while attempting a *comment* on [one post](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/21951/10304), I entered 阿那律 or Anuruddha to Google it came up with the list and the usual short brief at the right corner of the screen, to my amusement the brief said:

> Anuruddha
>
> **Born: Sri Lanka**

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Zt95f.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Zt95f.jpg)

Though I open the brief the Wikipedia full page is `Born: Kapilavastu, India`

Is there a [movement to relocate Buddhism](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/21485/10304) (not just relocate, but part of the grand scheme to **invent** in the sense of *re-invent* Buddha's teachings) to be originated from Sri Lanka since the Sri Lankan Pali Canon is splendidly adored as the only authentic plus the most early Buddhism's teaching? - As the first step. Now here comes the next step to relocate Buddha gradually first by *migrating* `:D !!` one of his ten major disciples? I'm diligently waiting to be enlightened in this context.

**Tags:** pali-canon, early-buddhism

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thank you @username_1. but you edited my original question to render this question totally like an idiot making a silly question. i can do nothing but only to remove it.  
> **username_1**: I restored your original question.  
> **username_0**: thank you @username_1 we should respect all Buddhist schools. also as Buddhists we should uphold the correct teachings, neither should let it being corrupted by **insider** nor **outsider**. thus it's a valid question to ask in this manner. anyone concerned should be aware of if there is such an attempt or trend.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-11. Score: 2

Anuruddha-mahāsāmi (thai:anuruddhācāriya) was one of ancient saṅgarāja in sri lanka. He author abhidhammatthasaṅgaha, that is popular summary of abhidhamma-pitaka.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thank you for enlightening me on this piece of knowledge of the abhidhamma-pitaka. but in term of prominence if i simply type Anuruddha it should come up with the info of Anuruddha-mahasami.  
> **username_2**: It is bug of google.  
> **username_0**: *if i simply type Anuruddha it **should** come up with the info of Anuruddha-mahasami.* - typo: it **shouldn't**  
> **username_2**: By over 10 years experience with pali canon, I completely say that no pali canon wrote "anuruddha-aggasavaka born in sri lanka". Just google wrote it.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-09. Score: 1

I've no previous experience with how Google creates this kind of summary.

I'm not sure I understand where Google got that data from, to put in its summary -- "Sri Lanka" isn't given in any version of [the history of the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anuruddha&action=history).

There are [modern Anuruddhas born in Sri Lanka](https://www.google.com/search?q=Anuruddha+born+Sri+Lanka) (e.g. a cricketer) but that (mixing different people with the same name) seems like an unlikely or silly mistake for Google to make.

The image (of a statue) in the Google summary does comes from a different web site (not Wikipedia) though, so maybe Google does aggregate data from different sites somehow.

Based on [this page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Persondata) I wonder if it's possible that Google prefers to scrape its data from Wikidata instead of from Wikipedia -- the [Wikidata entry for Anuruddha](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3306373) doesn't include a birth place (it was in the Wikipedia article but not in the Persondata template when [the Persondata template was migrated to Wikidata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anuruddha&type=revision&diff=710782271&oldid=708599211)) so perhaps Google is aggregating from several sites, getting its information mixed up, or confusing it with a modern Anaruddha?

If you want to report a correction to Google's summary, perhaps you could try editing the Wikidata entry, and/or pressing the Feedback link on the Google summary.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: it's the same result with **born: Sri Lanka** when I entered 阿那律. i can't see there would be a person in the same name as 阿那律 in the manner your explaint above, @username_1.  
> **username_1**: I too see "born: Sri Lanka" in the Google summary, same as shown in the image you posted. What I don't know is where Google gets that data from. I know that people sometimes make (disputed) edits to Wikipedia, and so I thought that maybe Google was displaying someone's old Wikipedia edit ... but in the history of the Wikipedia article I see no version with that data. I cannot confirm nor deny your hypothesis, that a human created that data intentionally.  
> **username_0**: thx for the knowledge of the technical part about how Google/Wikipedia renders data etc.  

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