Date
Name Suddhodana
Gender Masculine
Usage Sanskrit
Scripts शुद्धोधन (Sanskrit)
Other Forms FormsŚuddhodana
Theme wheat
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Meaning & History
Means "he who grows pure rice", derived from Sanskrit शुद्ध (śuddha) meaning "pure, true" and धाना (dhānā́) meaning "grain, corn". This was the name of a leader of the Shakya kingdom, the husband of MAYA (1), and the father of SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, otherwise known as the Buddha.