Answer the following question: Facts: - teacher: gautama buddha - death place: kalasila in magadha - caption: the martyrdom of mahamaudgalyayana - death date: c. 484 bce -lrb- aged 84 -rrb- - alias: kolitha moggallana - birth date: c. 568 bce - name: maudgalyayana - color: black - background: #ffd 068 - image: moggallana - paranibbana.jpg - birth place: magadha -rrb- -lrb- today in the indian state of bihar - occupation: bhiksu Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of maudgalyayana .
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maudgalyayana -lrb- ; ; , '' mokuren '' or '' mokkenren '' -rrb- , also known as mahamaudgalyayana or mahamoggallana , was one of the Sakyamuni buddha 's closest disciples .a contemporary of famous arhats such as subhuti , Sariputra , and mahakasyapa , he is considered the second of the buddha 's two foremost disciples -lrb- foremost in supernatural powers -rrb- , together with Sariputra .he was born in a brahmin family of kolita .varying accounts in the pali canon show maudgalyayana speaking with the deceased in order to explain to them their horrific conditions and give them an understanding of their own suffering , so that they may be released from it or come to terms with it .maudgalyayana was able to use his powers of mind-reading in order to give good and fitting advice to his students , so they could attain results quickly .