Prajapati Gautami | |
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 Prince Siddhartha with Mahaprajapati Gautami | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Devdaha |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Spouse | King Śuddhodana |
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| Occupation | Bhikkhuni |
| Relatives | Suppabuddha (brother) Yashodhara (daughter in law) Maya Devi (sister) |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Gautama Buddha |
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī (Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī) or Pajapati was the foster-mother, step-mother and maternal aunt (mother's sister) 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 (Buddhist nun).[1][2]
- ^ "A New Possibility". Congress-on-buddhist-women.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ "The Life of the Buddha: (Part Two) The Order of Nuns". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-11-07.