1. Were there many people who came and followed the Buddha during his lifetime?
   1. Answer Comments
      1. Many people converted on the way from
         1. converted = change believe system
      2. Sarnath to Magadha State
         1. Buddhism arose in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha (now in Bihar, India),
            1. arose = arise = expand, grow
         2. Sarnath = the place of Buddha's first sermon.
      3. also three brothers Brahmins.... Zoroastrian
         1. Brahmin = teacher also Indian Hybrid of God and Human (Hinduism, ..)
         2. Zoroastrian = Zoroastrianism also called Zarathustraism, Mazdaism and Magianism, is an ancient semi-dualistic monotheist religion of Greater Iran.
            1. Zoroastrianism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.pdf
      4. Rajagaha, the capital of Magadha - many people were converted here
         1. Rajagaha = Pali name for Bihar city of Rajgir
            1. It is sacred to the memory of the founders of .... Buddhism and Jainism and associated with both the historical Buddha and Mahavira.
            2. It was here that Gautama Buddha spent several months meditating, and preaching at Gridhra-kuta, ('Hill of the Vultures'). He also delivered some of his famous sermons and initiated king Bimbisara of Magadha and countless others to Buddhism.
      5. returned to his native land
         1. native land = home land; natives are the people who would live in a place/region for many genratioans or even 1000ds of years
      6. monastic disciples
         1. Monastic = living or being attached to a Monastery
         2. disciples = followers
      7. Buddha's aunt Prajapati
         1. first female monastic disciple
      8. many devotees converted to the faith without renouncing the home life
         1. laytee?
         2. lay buddhist
      9. monastic order
         1. Bhikkhu ( monks)
         2. Bhikkhunl (nuns),
         3. see Buddhist monasticism
      10. Upasaka, , who are the male and female lay followers
      11. Upasika (female)
      12. these are the 4 groups of deciples
   2. ANSWER TEXT
      1. Yes. On the way from Sarnath to Magadha State after the Buddha's first sermon, many people were converted to follow him and his teachings. Among them were three brothers, Brahmins, by the name of Kassapa. They had been Zoroastrians, but converted and brought along with them more than one thousand of their followers to convert to Buddhism. After the Buddha arrived in Rajagaha, the capital of Magadha, many more people converted, including some who became prominent disciples, like Sariputta, Mahamoggallana and Maha-kassapa. Afterwards, when Buddha returned to his native land, a number of his relatives： his younger half brother Nanda, his cousins Ananda and Devadatta, his son Rahula and others became monastic disciples. Among them there was a barber named Upali who had served the royal family, and later became a famous master of Buddhist disciplines (Vinaya bhanaka). Buddha's aunt Prajapati also followed to become the first female monastic disciple of the Buddha. Besides, even more devotees converted to the faith without renouncing the home life. Therefore, Buddha's disciples consist of Bhikkhu ( monks), Bhikkhunl (nuns), who form the Buddhist monastic Order； and Upasaka, Upasika, who are the male and female lay followers； together they are known as the four groups of disciples.