Mahapajapati Gotami
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Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī (Pali; Sanskrit: महाप्रजापती गौतमी, 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]
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Born | Prajāpatī Devdaha |
Religion | Buddhism |
Spouse | King Śuddhodana |
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Occupation | Bhikkhuni |
Relatives | Suppabuddha (brother) Yashodhara (daughter in law) Maya Devi (sister) |
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Teacher | Gautama Buddha |
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