Sihahanu

Ruler of the Shakyas
  • Śuddhodana[1][2]
  • Dhotodana
  • Sakkodana
  • Sukkadana
  • Amitodana
  • Amitā
  • Pamitā
Names
Sihahanu Jaysena Gautama
DynastyShakyaFatherKing Jayasena

King Sihahanu (Skt:Sīṃhahanu) was an ancient monarch and paternal grandfather of Gautama Buddha. He was one of the rulers of Shakya Clan.

Family

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Sihahanu was a son of King Jayasena and brother of Princess Yasodhara.[3]

He married Kaccanā of Devadaha,[4] daughter of Devadahasakka.[5]

Kaccanā and Sihahanu had these children:

  • King Śuddhodana[6][7]
  • Dhotodana
  • Sakkodana
  • Sukkadana
  • Amitodana
  • Amitā
  • Pamitā

As a young prince, Śuddhodana excelled in warfare and swordsmanship. After a victorious battle, Sihahanu offered him a boon. He requested permission to marry two beautiful sisters, Maya and Mahāpajābatī Gotamī.[citation needed]

Sihahanuʻs grandson Gautama Buddha

Notes

  1. ^ Misra, V.S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-413-8, p.286
  2. ^ Geiger, Wilhelm (tr.) (1912). "Mahavamsa, Chapter II". Ceylon Government Information Dept., Colombo (in lakdvia.org website). Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  3. ^ Dictionary of Pāli proper names by Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera
  4. ^ The Historical Buddha: The Times, Life, and Teachings of the Founder of Buddhism by Hans Wolfgang Schumann
  5. ^ Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Ceylon by Wilhelm Geiger.
  6. ^ Misra, V.S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-413-8, p.286
  7. ^ Geiger, Wilhelm (tr.) (1912). "Mahavamsa, Chapter II". Ceylon Government Information Dept., Colombo (in lakdvia.org website). Retrieved 26 October 2009.