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Śuddhodana
Father of Siddhartha Gautama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Śuddhodana (Sanskrit: शुद्धोदन; Pali: Suddhodana), meaning "he who grows pure rice,"[3] was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha.[4] He was a leader of the Shakya, who lived in an oligarchic republic, with their capital at Kapilavastu.
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Predecessor | Sihahanu |
Spouse(s) | Maya Mahapajapati Gotami |
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Sanskrit | शुद्धोदन (IAST: Śuddhodana) |
Pali | Suddhōdana |
Burmese | သုဒ္ဓေါဒန (IPA: [θoʊʔdɔ́dəna̰]) |
Khmer | សុទ្ធោទនៈ (UNGEGN: Sotthoteakneak) |
Sinhala | සුද්ධෝදන මහ රජතුමා |
Thai | สุทโธทนะ (RTGS: Sutthothana) |
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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.