Rahul

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Rahul, a popular male name in India, has a variety of meanings. The earliest meaning found in the Upanishads is "conqueror of all miseries."
Later use of the word is attributed to the Buddha, who named his son Rahul ("Rahula" means "bond" in Pali and Sanskrit) as he felt that family ties could be an obstacle in the path to renunciation and nirvana.

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