Suddhodana
(dates unknown)
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UNKNOWN
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DEATH
UNKNOWN
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In Buddhist biographical tradition, Suddhodana was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, the future Buddha, and a leader of the Shakya community at Kapilavastu. Accounts often call him a king, but the political character of the Shakya polity and precise dates of his life are uncertain.
EARLY LIFE
Buddhist narratives place Suddhodana among the Shakyas. They do not establish independently verifiable birth details or a childhood biography.
Traditional biographies portray Suddhodana as a Shakya ruler or chief and as a central figure in Siddhartha’s upbringing. These are descriptions from later religious narratives.
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