Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.584
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.584
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**Buddhakula.**—The family of the brahmin of Sāketa mentioned in the Commentary to the **Jarā Sutta**. He and his wife had been the parents of the Buddha in five hundred births, and when they saw him at Sāketa they greeted him like a long-lost son. Thenceforth they were known as **Buddhapitā** and **Buddhamātā** and their family as **Buddhakula**.¹