Kaccāna
Kaccāna:See
Mahā-Kaccāna, Pakudha-Kaccāna, Pubba-Kaccāna, Sambula-Kaccāna, Sabhiya-Kaccāna,etc.See also Kaccāyana.
Kaccāna or Kaccāyana is the name of a family,the Kaccānagotta (AA.i.118,410).
A monk named Kaccānagotta is mentioned in the Samyutta Nikāya (S.ii.18ff ) as visiting the Buddha at Sāvatthi and questioning him on right view.The Buddha’s discourse on this occasion is referred to by Ananda in a conversation with Channa (S.iii.134).See also Kātiyānī.
Kañcana-mānava belonged to the Kaccānagotta (AA.i.116,410).
The Kaccānagotta is mentioned among the higher castes,together with Moggallāna and Vāsittha (Vin.iv.6).