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Who were the first two male lay disciples (upasaka)?

April 26, 2017disciples lay Male

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Who were the first two male lay disciples (upasaka)?

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The travelling merchants, Tapussa and Bhallika from Ukkala (Orissa) became the first lay disciples of the Buddha and the Dhamma. The hair relics of the Buddha, offered by the Buddha to them, were believed to have been enshrined in the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon, Burma).