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Śuddhodana (Sanskrit: शुद्धोदन; Pali: Suddhodana), meaning "he who grows pure rice," was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. He was a leader of the Shakya, who lived in an oligarchic republic, with their capital at Kapilavastu.
Śuddhodana (P. Suddhodana; T. zas gtsang ཟས་གཙང་; C. jingfan wang 淨飯王), meaning "he who grows pure rice," was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, the future Buddha. He was the leader of the Shakya clan, who ruled from their capital at Kapilavastu, near the border of present-day Nepal and India.
His father was king Śuddhodana, leader of the Shakya clan in what was the growing state of Kosala, and his mother was queen Maya. According to Buddhist legends, the baby exhibited the marks of a great man.
Jul 4, 2024 · Overview. Śuddhodana. Quick Reference. The father of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. According to Buddhist sources he was a king (rāja) of the Śākya people, although historically the Śākyas may have had a republican constitution. Śuddhodana ruled from his capital at Kapilavastu.which today would lie inside the southern borders of Nepal.
Oct 6, 2021 · Suddhodana (meaning “he who grows pure rice,”) was a ruler of the Shakya, who lived in an oligarchic republic on the Indian subcontinent, with their capital at Kapilavastu. He was also the father of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became The Buddha.
In Buddha: Birth and early life. …the son of the king Shuddhodana of the Shakya clan, whose capital was Kapilavastu. Shortly thereafter, his mother, the queen Maha Maya, dreamed that a white elephant had entered her womb.
Aug 1, 2022 · Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha, was a spiritual teacher who lived during the fifth and sixth centuries B.C. in India and founded the Buddhist religion.
S uddhodana was the king of Kapilavatthu and known in the history as the father of Gotama Buddha. He happened to be his father in numerous births, e.g., Katthahari, Alinachitta, Susimaa, Bandhanagara, Kosambi, Mahadhammapala, Dasaratha, Hatthipala, Maha-Umagga and Vessantara Jatakas. He belonged to the dynasty of the Sakyan.
Jul 10, 2019 · Śuddhodana decided to invite the Buddha, now residing near Śrāvastī, to Kapilavastu. However, all the messengers ended up becoming monks at the behest of the Enlightened One, and stayed back at Śrāvastī.
In Sanskrit, lit. “Pure Rice”; the royal father of Gautama Buddha. Śuddhodana was the son of Siṃhahanu (P. Sīhahanu...
