Note 2 — Chapter XXII · KAPILAVASTU. ITS DESOLATION. LEGENDS OF BUDDHA’S BIRTH, AND OTHER INCIDENTS IN CONNEXION WITH IT.
James Legge translation
(2) The father, or supposed father, of Sâkyamuni. He is here called “the king white and pure” ({.} {.} {.}). A more common appellation is “the king of pure rice” ({.} {.} {.}); but the character {.}, or “rice,” must be a mistake for {.}, “Brahman,” and the appellation= “Pure Brahman king.”