Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.103
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.103
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Daṇḍapāṇi.—A Sakyan of Kapilavatthu, son of Añjana and Yasodharā. His brother was Suppabuddha and his sisters Māyā and Pajāpatī. He was the Buddha's maternal uncle.¹ He was born in Devadaha.² According to northern sources³ Prince Siddhattha's wife was Daṇḍapāṇi's daughter. It is recorded⁴ that Daṇḍapāṇi once met the Buddha in Kapilavatthu and questioned him on his teachings. The Buddha explained them to him, but he was not satisfied, and went away "shaking his head, wagging his tongue, with his brow puckered into three wrinkles."