Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.127
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.127
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Gaṇaka-Moggallāna.—A brahmin teacher of Sāvatthi. He visited the Buddha at the Pubbārāma, and the Buddha preached to him the Gaṇaka-Moggallāna Sutta, after which, it is said, he became the Buddha’s follower.¹ His name and his teaching seem to indicate that he was a mathematician.