महाकाश्यप

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Sanskrit

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali Mahākassapa.

Proper noun

महाकाश्यप (mahākāśyapa)

  1. (Buddhism) Maha Kassapa, one of Ten Principal Disciples of Gautama Buddha

Descendants

  • Tocharian B: Kāśyape