Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.3
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.3
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v1.c14.3
2. Gagga.—A brahmin, father of Aṅgulimāla.¹ Gagga, whose wife was Mantāṇī, was chaplain to the king of Kosala.² Gagga may have been a gotta-name. Thus when, after his ordination, Aṅgulimāla is introduced to Pasenadi, the latter addresses him as Gagga Mantāṇīputta.³