Maya (mother of the Buddha)
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Maya, also known as Mahāmāyā and Māyādevī, was Queen of Shakya and the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. She was the wife of Śuddhodana, the king of the Shakya kingdom. She die
Statue of Queen Māyā, from Nepal, 19th century. Musée Guimet, Paris
The birth of Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha, Gandhara, 2nd–3rd century CE
Queen Māyā's white elephant dream, and the conception of the Buddha. Gandhara, 2nd–3rd century CE
Dream of Mayadevi, Mardan
Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī
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Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī or simply Prajāpatī 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
Maya (mother of the Buddha)
…the Buddha. She was the wife of Śuddhodana, the king of the Shakya kingdom. She died days after giving birth and the Buddha was raised by her sister, Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, who became the first Buddhist nun ordained by the Buddha. In the Buddhist commentaries, Maya was on a traditional journey to her familial home in…
Prince Siddhartha with Mahāprajāpatī Gotami
Painting of Prince Siddhartha with Mahapajapati Gotami
Painting of Pajāpatī Gotamī
Painting of Pajāpatī Gotamī by Sati Saraniya Hermitage