Devadatta， S/a^kyamuni's cousin， who joined the sangha after hearing a discourse of the Buddha; also transcribed as 提婆达兜， 禘婆达多， 地婆达多， 地婆达兜， 调婆达多， 调达， 达兜， and translated as天热 and 天授. Eight years before the death of the Buddha， he plotted his cousin's death with the intent of taking control of the Buddhist movement. One result of his plot was the opening up of a schism among the monks of Vai/sa^li， because of his advocacy of a stricter asceticism and a critical attitude toward S/a^kyamuni's softer approach.