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Oelm And I still believe that Ariputra is under the influence of one of these sects!:(

I would clarify that "under the influence" is already a stage he has passed; Ariputra is already trying to exert influence. The search engine is silent about Ariputra, but there is a very similar character - Shariputra - in Buddhist tradition, one of the two main disciples of Shakyamuni (the other is Maudgalyayana). He became an arhat, is revered as an arhat, and is the highest in wisdom. Tradition holds that the Buddha revealed the Doctrine of Supreme Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) to Shariputra.
The Shariputra-prakarana, a work by Ashvaghosha, the author of the famous biography "The Life of the Buddha," is dedicated to the biography of Shariputra.
In the Theravada school, he is one of the most important disciples of the Buddha.
Shariputra came from a Brahmin family. Together with his friend Maudgalyayana, he renounced the world and both became disciples of the skeptic Sanjaya Belatthiputta.
One day, he met the old wandering monk Ashvajit, who was collecting alms, and Ashvajit told him about the teachings of the Buddha. He immediately passed on what he had heard to Maudgalyayana. When Maudgalyayana heard the explanation of the Dharma, he also had a perfect, flawless vision: "Everything that is subject to arising is subject to cessation."
Shariputra was older than the Buddha and died long before the Buddha's death. Ananda, the Buddha's cousin, deeply mourned his death.
Shariputra is considered the author of the Dharma-skandha treatise, which is part of the Abhidharma.
In the writings of Mahayana and the Lotus Sutra, Shariputra represents the tradition of the shravakas. In these sutras, he is unable to fully understand Mahayana, as represented by Vimalakirti, and is defeated in debates. However, in Mahayana, Shariputra is also highly revered.
Shariputra is usually depicted next to the Buddha Shakyamuni in faded orange robes, with a staff of a wandering monk. (please note Ariputra's avatar)
Shariputra - Ariputra, I think this explains a lot:)