Katyayana (Buddhist)

Mahākatyāyana
Illustration of Mahākātyāyana
Title	Sankhittēna bhāsitassa vitthārēna attha vibhajantānan (Pāli; lit. "Foremost of those presenting the detailed meaning of what is spoken in brief")
Personal
Born	Ujjain, Avanti
Religion	Buddhism
Parent(s)	Tirītavaccha (father), Candapadumā (mother)[1]
Occupation	monk
Senior posting
Teacher	Gautama Buddha
Students (Pali) Soṇakuṭikaṇṇa Isidatta Avantiputta Lohicca Arāmadanda Kandarāyana

Kātyāyana or Mahākātyāyana (Sanskrit; Pali: Kaccāyana, sometimes shortened to Kaccāna; also Mahākaccāna, or Mahākaccāyana) was a disciple of Gautama Buddha. He is listed as one of the ten principal disciples and was foremost in expanding on and explaining brief statements of the Buddha.^[2]

In Thai Buddhism, he is also known as Phra Sangkajai and often portrayed as extremely portly.