Nadi^-Ka^/syapa， the middle of the three Ka^/syapa brothers 三迦叶 who were close disciples of S/a^kyamuni. ［法华经 T 262.9.28c3］ His name is also transcribed into Chinese as 难提迦叶， 曩提迦叶， 捺地迦叶波; it is abbreviated as 那提. Since nadi^ means "river"， his name is translated into Chinese as 江迦叶 and 河迦叶.