In the Mulasarvastivada tradition, Devadatta is the son of Amritodana, brother of King Suddhodana, making him a prince of the Shakya clan and the Buddha's own cousin.
⚠ Pali sources (Dhammapada Atthakatha) identify Devadatta as son of Suppabuddha of the Koliyan clan, not Amritodana of the Shakyas.
Devadatta, Gautama Buddha's cousin, became his chief antagonist. He attempted to assassinate Gautama Buddha by rolling a boulder down Vulture Peak and unleashing a maddened elephant, and caused a schism by leading monks away with stricter ascetic rules.
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