King Suddhodana (Sanskrit: Śuddhodana) was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, later known as the Buddha. He was a leader of the Shakya people, who lived in ancient India in what is now southern Nepal. Suddhodhana's father was Sinahana. Suddhodhana was married to princesses Mayadevi and Prajapati of Devadaha Kingdom located in what is now southern Nepal on the bank of the river Anoma. It was prophesied that Siddhartha would become a great chakravartin or universal monarch. However, if he s… (More on Suddhodana)