Suppabuddha
Father-in-law of Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)
About Suppabuddha
Suprabuddha (Sanskrit), or Suppabuddha (Pali) was the maternal uncle and father-in-law of the Buddha according to the Mahavamsa genealogy and the Theravada commentarial tradition. He was also known as Mahāsuppabuddha.
Suppabuddha is also the name of several other individuals mentioned briefly in the Theravada tradition.
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Who was Suppabuddha?
father-in-law of Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Suppabuddha. https://biography.guide/suppabuddha/
MLA: "Suppabuddha." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/suppabuddha/.
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