Kāḷadevala2
Person淨飯王的摯友與顧問，是一位苦行者；未來佛陀之母在受孕菩薩之前，一直定期從他受持戒律。
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.
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