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Clarification on a different notion of Prince Rahula's parentage said to be in Mahayana buddhism

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If we refer to Buddhist literature there are several versions of the same story. It differs between the branches Theravada and Mahayana and even within one branch the interpretation varies. Recently I read about quite a controversial notion of Prince Rahula's (Prince Siddhartha and Princess Yashodhara's son) that was said to be a belief in Mahayana Buddhist philosophy. The story says that > "Princess Yashodhara had an affair with Prince Siddhartha's charioteer > Channa and Prince Rahula is the son of Channa" I googled about this and could not find any references. Can someone clarify this and if it's an accepted belief can you please provide a reference?
Asked by SriniShine (95 rep)
Apr 6, 2019, 07:13 PM
Last activity: Apr 9, 2019, 05:17 PM