Gopaka Moggallāna.-A brahmin minister of Ajātasattu, in charge of some defence works in Rājagaha (M.iii.7). See Gopaka Moggallāna Sutta.
The Theragāthā (vs.1024) contains a stanza spoken by Moggallāna Thera in answer to a question by Gopaka Moggallāna. Gopaka asks Moggallāna how many of the Buddha's teachings he remembers. Eighty-four thousand, answers the latter and proceeds to explain. ThagA.ii.130.