• Gopāla

1. Gopāla.King Udena's son. Gopāla was also the name of the father of Udena's queen consort, Gopālamātādevī. AA.i.118.

2. Gopāla. One of the Yakkha chieftains, to be invoked by the Buddha's followers in time of need. D.iii.205.

3. Gopāla.One of the four sons of the chaplain to King Esukāri. For their story see the Hatthipāla Jātaka. Gopāla is identified with Moggallāna. J. iv.491.

4. Gopāla. A setthi, father of Tapassu and Bhallika, in the time of Kassapa Buddha. ThagA.i.48.

5. Gopāla. A devaputta of Tāvatimsa. He was the teacher of Uracchadamālā and gave alms to the Buddha Kassapa and the monks; he heard the Dhamma but could get no special attainment. Moggallāna met him during a visit to Tāvatimsa and, in answer to the Elder's questions, Gopāla gave an account of himself. Moggallāna thereupon preached to him and he became a sotāpanna. Vv.v.14; VvA.270ff.

6. Gopāla. A devaputta of Tāvatimsa. He had been a cowherd of Rājagaha and had once offered Moggallāna a meal of kummāsa (junket and rice). Immediately afterwards he was stung by a snake and died while watching the Elder eat the meal he had given him. Vv.vii.6; VvA.308f.