Katyayana (Buddhist)

For the Sanskrit grammarian, see Kātyāyana.

Mahākatyāyana
Illustration of Mahākātyāyana
TitleSankhittēna bhāsitassa vitthārēna attha vibhajantānan (Pāli; lit. "Foremost of those presenting the detailed meaning of what is spoken in brief")
Personal
Born
Ujjain, Avanti
ReligionBuddhism
Parent(s)Tirītavaccha (father), Candapadumā (mother)[1]
Occupationmonk
Senior posting
TeacherGautama Buddha
Students
  • (Pali)
    Soṇakuṭikaṇṇa
    Isidatta
    Avantiputta
    Lohicca
    Arāmadanda
    Kandarāyana
Translations of
Kātyāyana
SanskritKātyāyana
PaliKaccāyana
Sinhalaමහාකච්චායන
(Mahākaccāyana)
VietnameseCa Chiên Diên
Glossary of Buddhism

Kātyāyana or Mahākātyāyana (Sanskrit; Pali: Kaccāyana, sometimes shortened to Kaccāna; also Mahākaccāna, or Mahākaccāyana) was a disciple of Gautama Buddha. He is listed as one of the ten principal disciples and was foremost in expanding on and explaining brief statements of the Buddha.[2]

In Thai Buddhism, he is also known as Phra Sangkajai and often portrayed as extremely portly.

  1. ^ Malalasekera 1937, Candapadumā (2).
  2. ^ Buswell & Lopez 2014, Mahākātyāyana.