Pāli Dictionary

kaccāna

kaccstemyānasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • the Kaccāna clan; a family name or gotra; a descendant of Kati

  • SN 44.9

    ayam'pi kho pakudho kaccāno saṅghī c'eva gaṇī ca gaṇ'ācariyo ca ñāto yasassī titthakaro sādhusammato bahujanassa.

  • SN 12.15

    dvayanissito khv'āyaṃ, kaccāna, loko yebhuyyena, atthitañ'c'eva n'atthitañ'ca.

monastic

  • (often referring to) Mahākaccāna, one of the Buddha’s principal disciples, renowned for his ability to explicate the Buddha’s brief utterances in detail

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Kaccāna
Other

  • A cross-reference entry to the Kaccāna family name, the Kaccānagotta, noting related figures such as Mahā-Kaccāna, Pakudha-Kaccāna, and Sambula-Kaccāna, and a monk of this clan who questioned the Buddha on right view.

MN 18MN 118MN 138SN 22.3AN 2.38Ud 1.5Ud 5.6
Kaccānā
Personapproximate

  • A Sākyan princess, daughter of Devadaha Sakka, who married Sīhahanu and became the mother of five sons — including Suddhodana — and two daughters.

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Otherapproximate

  • A cross-reference to Bhaddakaccānā, under whose entry this name’s story is told.

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