Śuddhodana
| Suddhodana | |
|---|---|
| Ruler of the Shakyas | |
| Predecessor | Sihahanu |
| Successor | Mahanama |
| Born | Kapilavastu, Shakya (The ancient city of Kapilavastu in present-day Nepal) |
| Died | Kapilavastu, Shakya (The ancient city of Kapilavastu in present-day Nepal) |
| Spouse | Maya Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī |
| Issue |
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| Father | Sihahanu |
| Mother | Kaccanā |
| Translations of Śuddhodana | |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit | शुद्धोदन (IAST: Śuddhodana) |
| Pali | Suddhōdana |
| Burmese | သုဒ္ဓေါဒန (IPA: [θoʊʔdɔ́dəna̰]) |
| Japanese | 浄飯王 (Rōmaji: Jyōbonou) |
| Khmer | សុទ្ធោទនៈ (UNGEGN: Sotthoteakneak) |
| Sinhala | සුද්ධෝදන මහ රජතුමා |
| Thai | สุทโธทนะ (RTGS: Sutthothana) |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
Śuddhodana (Sanskrit: शुद्धोदन; Pali: Suddhodana), meaning "he who grows pure rice," was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. He was a leader of the Shakya, who lived in an oligarchic republic, with their capital at Kapilavastu.
In later renditions of the life of the Buddha, Śuddhodana was often referred to as a king, though that status cannot be established with confidence and is in fact disputed by modern scholars.