Pāli Dictionary

kaṇhāyana

kaṇhastemāyanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Kaṇhāyana, name of a (brahmin) clan; a member of that clan

  • DN 3

    atha kho bhagavā ambaṭṭhaṃ māṇavaṃ etadavoca, kathaṃ gotto'si, ambaṭṭhā'ti? kaṇhāyano'ham'asmi, bho gotamā'ti.

Encyclopedia

Kaṇhāyana
Person

  • The clan name of the family to which Vāsudeva and Ambaṭṭha belonged, descended from a sage named Kaṇha.

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