Kātyāyana (Buddhist)
Mahākatyāyana | |
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Illustration of Mahākātyāyana | |
| Title | Sankhittēna bhāsitassa vitthārēna attha vibhajantānan (Pāli; lit. "Foremost of those presenting the detailed meaning of what is spoken in brief") |
| Personal life | |
| Born | |
| Parent(s) | Tirītavaccha (father), Candapadumā (mother) |
| Occupation | monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Gautama Buddha |
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| Translations of Kātyāyana | |
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| Sanskrit | Kātyāyana |
| Pali | Kaccāyana |
| Sinhala | මහාකච්චායන (Mahākaccāyana) |
| Vietnamese | Ca 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.
In Thai Buddhism, he is also known as Phra Sangkajai and often portrayed as extremely portly.