Brahmadatta

name of a wandering ascetic; student of Suppiya

mentioned 12 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.

Often named with

• Suppiya (10)
• Ambalaṭṭhikā (5)
• Nāḷandā (5)
• Rājagaha (5)
• Ānanda (4)
• Mahākassapa (4)
• Ajātasattu (3)
• Jīvakambavana (3)
• Vedehiputta (3)

Mentioned in

• Vinayapiṭaka · Cūḷavaggapāḷi: 1
• Dīghanikāya · Sīlakkhandhavaggapāḷi: 6
• Vinayapiṭaka · Pārājikakaṇḍa-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Dīghanikāya · Sīlakkhandhavagga-aṭṭhakathā: 3
• Khuddakanikāya · Khuddakapāṭha-aṭṭhakathā: 1

Others of this name

• Brahmadatta: name of an ancient king
• Brahmadatta: name of Kassapa Buddha's father
• Brahmadatta: name of one the seven Bharata kings
• Brahmadatta: name of an arahant monk
• Brahmadatta: Head of a dynasty of thirty-six kings, all of whom ruled at Hatthipura.