Śuka’s father. In Pāli the name his Todeyya (see DPPN, s.v. “Todeyya”). He was a rich brahmin from Tudigāma who was reborn as a dog in his son’s house. The narrative frame of the Sanskrit versions and the Pāli commentaries of this sūtra contain his story, which is missing from the Tibetan translation.

A rich brahmin from Tudigāma (name of the town in the Pāli language) and Śuka’s father. (In Pāli, their names are given as Todeyya and Subha, respectively.)