Surname Overview
Referent of the Surname
Qutan was the surname of Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism; it later also became a designation for the Buddha and is also rendered Gautama.
Qútán Surname
Surname profileQútán / Ch'ü-t'an
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Documentary Attestation
The Treatise on Rites in the History of Liao records that the surname of the Western Regions prince Jingfan was Qutan.
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