[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c29.584 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.584 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.584 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.584](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.584) \*\*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 - [Previous: v2.c29.583](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.583) - [Next: v2.c29.585](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.585) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.584](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.584) · Pramāṇa