འཆར་འགྲོ། | Glossary of Terms
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འཆར་འགྲོ།
- ’char ’gro
- udāyin
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- Udāyin
- འཆར་འགྲོ།
- ’char ’gro
- udāyin
Son of Udayana, the chief priest of King Śuddhodana in Kapilavastu, the Buddha’s home town. Also called Kālodāyin (Black Udāyin) because of his dark skin. He and his wife Guptā became monk and nun. He became an arhat who was a skilled teacher. However, he also figures prominently in accounts of inappropriate sexual behavior that instigated vinaya rules. He and Guptā are also said to have conceived a son after their ordination.