Mahapajapati Gotami
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| Born | Devdaha Municipality |
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| Nepal | |
| Spouse | Śuddhodana |
| Children | Nanda |
| Sundari | |
| Sundari Nanda | |
| Parents | Añjana |
| Sulakkhanā | |
| Siblings | Maya Devi |
| Teacher | Gautama Buddha |
| Died | 480 BC |
| Nephew | The Buddha |
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| ID | 685103 |
Mahapajapati Gotami Life story
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī or Pajapati was the foster-mother, step-mother and maternal aunt of the Buddha. In Buddhist tradition, she was the first woman to seek ordination for women, which she did from Gautama Buddha directly, and she became the first bhikkhuni.
Mahapajapati Gotami Photos
