<b> <c c="#a00149">Kaccāna</c> </b> (1) <br>See Mahā-Kaccāna, Pakudha-Kaccāna, Pubba-Kaccāna, Sambula-Kaccāna, Sabhiya-Kaccāna, etc. See also Kaccāyana.<br>Kaccāna or Kaccāyana is the name of a family, the Kaccānagotta.<br>A monk named Kaccānagotta is mentioned in the Saṃyutta Nikāya <c c="#3b6bd3">SN.ii.18ff.</c> as visiting the Buddha at Sāvatthī and questioning him on right view. The Buddha’s discourse on this occasion is referred to by Ānanda in a conversation with Channa. <c c="#3b6bd3">SN.iii.134</c> <br>The Kaccānagotta is mentioned among the higher castes, together with Moggallāna and Vāsittha. <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.iv.6</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, patr, from kati) family name [lit.] descendant of Kati Construction: kati > katy > kacc + yāna