Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.99
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.99
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7. **Ugga.**—A banker of the city of Ugga; he was a friend of Anāthapiṇḍika and, according to some accounts, his son married Anāthapiṇḍika's daughter, Cūḷa Subhaddā. He and his family had been followers of the Nigaṇṭhas, but they later became followers of the Buddha through the intervention of Subhaddā. For the story see s.v. Cūḷa Subhaddā. See also Kāḷaka (1).