Introduction
Dhotodana was a brother of Suddhodana named in Buddhist genealogical tradition among the several Shakya princes of that generation.
Family
- Father: Sihahanu
- Mother: Kaccana
- Siblings: Amitodana, Suddhodana, Sukkodana
A Minor Figure in a Disputed Genealogy
Sources differ on the precise number and names of Suddhodana's brothers, with different Pali and later commentarial texts giving varying lists; Dhotodana's appearance in this genealogy reflects that broader textual variation rather than an especially well-attested independent role in the Buddha's life story.
This article follows the Pali Canon and its commentarial tradition as the primary early Buddhist textual source; where sources genuinely disagree on a detail (such as an exact parentage), that disagreement is noted rather than resolved into a single invented certainty.