Śuddhodana
Śuddhodana (; 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.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Suddhodana
- Royalty.image
- Suddhodna seated on a throne Roundel 2 ivory tusk.jpg
- Royalty.birth_place
- Kapilavastu, Shakya (The ancient city of Kapilavastu in present-day Nepal)
- Royalty.death_place
- Kapilavastu, Shakya (The ancient city of Kapilavastu in present-day Nepal)
- Royalty.title
- Ruler of the Shakyas
- Royalty.predecessor
- Sihahanu
- Royalty.successor
- Mahanama
- Royalty.spouse
- Maya Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī
- Royalty.mother
- Kaccanā
- Royalty.father
- Sihahanu
- Buddhist term.title
- Śuddhodana
- Buddhist term.pi
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Śuddhodana (; 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.
In later renditions of the life of the Buddha, Śuddhodana was often referred to as a king, though that status cannot be established with confidence and is in fact disputed by modern scholars.