<b> <c c="#a00149">Gaṇaka-Moggallāna</c> </b> <br>A brahmin teacher of Sāvatthī. He visited the Buddha at the Pubbārāma, and the Buddha preached to him the Gaṇaka-Moggallāna Sutta, after which, it is said, he became the Buddha’s follower. <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.iii.1ff.</c> His name and his teaching seem to indicate that he was a mathematician.<br> <br> </deftext>