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Maudgalyayana -LRB- Moggallana -RRB- , also known as Mahamaudgalyayana , was one of the Sakyamuni Buddha 's closest disciples .. Sakyamuni Buddha. Gautama Buddha. A contemporary of disciples such as Subhuti , Sariputra , and Mahakasyapa , he is considered the second of the Buddha 's two foremost male disciples -LRB- foremost in psychic powers -RRB- , together with Sariputra .. Subhuti. Subhuti. Sariputra. Sariputra. Mahakasyapa. Mahakasyapa. psychic powers. Iddhi. Maudgalyayana and Sariputra became spiritual wanderers in their youth .. Sariputra. Sariputra. After heaving searched for spiritual truth for a while , they came into contact with the Buddhist teaching and eventually the Buddha himself .. Maudgalyayana attained enlightenment shortly after that .. enlightenment. Enlightenment in Buddhism. As a teacher , he became known for his psychic powers , which he used extensively in his teaching methods .. psychic powers. Iddhi. He died at the age of eighty-four , killed through the efforts of a rivaling sect .. This violent death has been described in Buddhist scriptures as a result of Maudgalyayana 's karma of having killed his own parents in a previous life .. karma. Karma in Buddhism. In post-canonical texts , Maudgalyayana became known for his filial piety through a popular account of him transferring his merits to his mother .. filial piety. filial piety. This led to a tradition in many Buddhist countries known as the ghost festival , during which people dedicate their merits to their ancestors .. ghost festival. Ghost Festival. dedicate their merits. Merit transfer. Maudgalyayana has also traditionally been associated with meditation and sometimes Abhidharma texts , as well as the Dharmaguptaka school .. meditation. Buddhist meditation. Abhidharma. Abhidharma. Dharmaguptaka. Dharmaguptaka. In the nineteenth century , relics were found attributed to him , which have been widely venerated .. relics. Sarira