Uddaka Rāmaputta

[2] Uddaka Rāmaputta taught refined states of meditation known as the dhyanic formless attainments (arūpa samāpatti).

[3][4][5][2] After his departure from his father's court, Gautama Buddha first went to Āḷāra Kālāma and after following his method was recognized as having equalled his master.

[2] Gautama was eager to learn more, and chose to depart to search for another teacher rather than accept a position as co-leader of Āḷāra Kālāma's community.

[6] While Andre Bareau argued that both Uddaka Rāmaputta and Āḷāra Kālāma were fictional creations, later scholars have accepted the possibility that they may have been real historical figures.

[2] The surviving sources all agree in placing Uddaka Rāmaputta in Rajagriha during the Buddha's lifetime, despite being drawn from different schools' translations.

Gautama Buddha meets the ascetic Uddaka Rāmaputta (left) in one of the bas-reliefs recounting the stages leading up to awakening , Lalitavistara , Borobudur Temple Compounds 8th and 9th century, first corridor, main wall.