Udraka Rāmaputra

Gautama Buddha meets the ascetic Uddaka Rāmaputta (left) in one of the bas-reliefs recounting the stages leading up to awakening, Lalitavistara, Borobudur Temple Compounds 8th and 9th century, first corridor, main wall.

Uddaka Rāmaputta (Pāli; ) was a sage and teacher of meditation identified by the Buddhist tradition as one of the teachers of Gautama Buddha. 'Rāmaputta' means 'son of Rāma', who may have been his father or spiritual teacher.

Sources and historicity Several suttas in the Majjhima Nikaya contain stories about the Bodhisattva's visits to the two teachers, with the Ariyapariyesana Sutta (MN 26) identified as the likely source of subsequent Pali versions. Hsuan Tsang also recorded legends in his era that associated Uddaka Rāmaputta with the vicinity of Rajagriha. Most traditions have also preserved the distinction between Uddaka Rāmaputta and his father or teacher Uddaka Rāma, but in a few recensions the two figures have been combined.