Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.876

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4. Gotama Thera.—An arahant, living in Piyaṅgudīpa. He was the teacher of Duṭṭhagāmaṇi.¹ When the latter, during his flight from his brother, wished to give alms to a monk before eating, Gotama knew his desire and sent a monk named Tissa to accept the alms. When the food was brought to Piyaṅgudīpa, Gotama offered morsels of it to five hundred monks² and, refilling the bowl with scraps of food, sent it back by air to the prince.³ 5. **Gotama.**—The name of the clan to which the Buddha and the Sākiyans belonged. The members of the clan, though khattiyas, claimed descent from a brahmin isi, **Gotama.**¹ Gotama and **Aṅgiras** are both enumerated in the *Pravara* ceremony as the ancestors of the Gotama clan.²