Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.450

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Gautamī-putra (‘son of a female descendant of Gotama’) is mentioned in the Kāṇva recension of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (vi. 5, 2) as a pupil of Bhāradvājīputra. In the Mādhyamdina (vi. 4, 31) a Gautamīputra is a pupil of Ātreyīputra, pupil of a Gautamīputra, pupil of Vātsīputra. See also Gotamīputra.