Kāḷadevala2
PersonAn ascetic who was a friend and counsellor of King Suddhodana, from whom the future Buddha’s mother regularly took the precepts until she conceived the Bodhisatta.
An ascetic, friend and counsellor of Suddhodana (J.i.54, 67, 88; vi.479). See Asita (1).
He was a frequent visitor at the palace, and the Buddha’s mother always took the precepts from him until she conceived the Bodhisatta, the future Gotama Buddha. MA.ii.922.
Found an error in the dictionary?