user14650: What was the caste of Sujātā, the woman who offered the Buddha a bowl of rice milk? I am trying to check a reference to her as a Brahman. She is described as a milkmaid, daughter of a landowner.

user10100: She is called "mother of Yasa" in VN Mahāvagga, and her name "Sujātā" is declared in AN Ekakanipāta Etadagga Pāli.
Buddha took her food before he enlightened Nibbāna. After Buddha taught VN Anattalakkhaṇasutta to Pañcavaggī, Buddha taught Anupubbīkathā to Yasa and parents.
This is her profile in AN Ekakanipāta Atthakathā. It shows Sujātā wasn't born in rich Brahmaṇa caste family. She was born in rich Vessa caste family because she was born in Kuṭumbhika-kula.
Brahmaṇa-kula = <personal-name>+maṇava (Brahmaṇa caste family)
Brahmaṇa-mahāsāla-kula = rich Brahmaṇa caste family
Gahapaṭi-mahāsāla = <personal-name>+kuṭumbiya (rich Vessa caste family)
Example from Aṅ.A. (manoratha.1) Etadaggavagga Paṭhamavagga etadaggapadavaṇṇanā:

ito satasahassakappādhike asaṅkhyeyyakappamatthake sāriputto brāhmaṇamahāsālakule nibbatti, nāmena saradamāṇavo nāma ahosi. Mahāmoggallāno gahapatimahāsālakule nibbatti, nāmena sirivaḍḍhakuṭumbiko nāma ahosi. 


14650: <p>What was the caste of Sujātā, the woman who offered the Buddha a bowl of rice milk? I am trying to check a reference to her as a Brahman. She is described as a milkmaid, daughter of a landowner.</p>
 10100: <p>She is called "mother of Yasa" in <a href="http://www.84000.org/tipitaka/english/metta.lk/04i001-e.php#topic7" rel="nofollow noreferrer">VN Mahāvagga</a>, and her name "Sujātā" is declared in AN Ekakanipāta <a href="http://www.84000.org/tipitaka/pitaka_item/roman_item_s.php?book=20&amp;item=152&amp;items=1&amp;eng=metta_e" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Etadagga Pāli</a>.</p>

<p>Buddha took her food before he enlightened Nibbāna. After Buddha taught VN Anattalakkhaṇasutta to Pañcavaggī, Buddha taught <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/29469/10100">Anupubbīkathā</a> to Yasa and parents.</p>

<p>This is her profile in <a href="http://www.84000.org/tipitaka/pitaka_item/read_rm.php?B=14&amp;A=8419&amp;h=suj%C4%81t%C4%81#hl" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AN Ekakanipāta Atthakathā</a>. It shows Sujātā wasn't born in rich Brahmaṇa caste family. <strong>She was born in rich Vessa caste family</strong> because she was born in <a href="http://www.84000.org/tipitaka/pitaka_item/read_rm.php?B=14&amp;A=8419&amp;h=suj%C4%81t%C4%81vatthu,seniyaku%E1%B9%ADumbika#hl" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kuṭumbhika-kula</a>.</p>

<p>Brahmaṇa-kula = &lt;personal-name&gt;+<a href="http://www.84000.org/tipitaka/atthapali/read_rm.php?B=13&amp;A=1037&amp;h=M%C4%81%E1%B9%87avak%C4%81ti#hl" rel="nofollow noreferrer">maṇava</a> (Brahmaṇa caste family)</p>

<p>Brahmaṇa-mahāsāla-kula = rich Brahmaṇa caste family</p>

<p>Gahapaṭi-mahāsāla = &lt;personal-name&gt;+kuṭumbiya (rich Vessa caste family)</p>

<p><strong>Example</strong> from Aṅ.A. (manoratha.1) Etadaggavagga Paṭhamavagga <a href="http://www.84000.org/tipitaka/pitaka_item/read_rm.php?B=14&amp;A=2634&amp;h=moggall%C4%81nattheravatthu,s%C4%81riputto%20br%C4%81hma%E1%B9%87amah%C4%81s%C4%81lakule,saradam%C4%81%E1%B9%87avo,Mah%C4%81moggall%C4%81no%20gahapatimah%C4%81s%C4%81lakule,siriva%E1%B8%8D%E1%B8%8Dhaku%E1%B9%ADumbiko#hl" rel="nofollow noreferrer">etadaggapadavaṇṇanā</a>:</p>

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  <p>ito satasahassakappādhike asaṅkhyeyyakappamatthake <strong>sāriputto</strong> <strong>brāhmaṇamahāsālakule</strong> nibbatti, nāmena sarada<strong>māṇavo</strong> nāma ahosi. <strong>Mahāmoggallāno</strong> <strong>gahapatimahāsālakule</strong> nibbatti, nāmena sirivaḍḍha<strong>kuṭumbiko</strong> nāma ahosi. </p>
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