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Suddhodana's chief consort was Maha Maya, with whom he had Siddhartha Gautama (who later became known as Shakyamuni, the "Sage of the Shakyas", or the Buddha). Maya died shortly after Siddhartha was born. Suddhodana next elevated to chief consort Maya's sister Mahapajapati Gotami, with whom he had a second son Nanda and a daughter Sundarī ...
Siddhartha was the son born to Queen Maya, who later became Buddha. Prajapati Gotami had a daughter Sundari Nanda and a son Nanda with Suddhodana. According to Theravada texts Sundari Nanda was the eldest among his three children. While Siddhartha was the second born and Nanda was the youngest of the family.
Māyā married King Śuddhodana (Pāli: Suddhodana), the ruler of the Śākya clan of Kapilvastu. She was the daughter of King Śuddhodhana's uncle and therefore his cousin; her father was king of Devadaha. According to legend, one full moon night, sleeping in the palace of her husband Śuddhodana, the queen had a vivid dream. She felt herself ...
Suddhodana does not understand why Siddhartha is not happy even though he has all the luxuries of a prince. Suddhodana arranges a festival to find Siddhartha a suitable woman. Siddhartha chooses Yashodhara, the daughter of King Suprabuddha. Siddhartha wins the warrior competition, proving himself worthy of Yashodhara's hand in marriage.
Rahul or Rāhula (Sanskrit; born c. 534 BCE or 451 BCE) was the only son of Siddhārtha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, and his wife, princess Yaśodharā.He is mentioned in numerous Buddhist texts, from the early period onward.
During the fifth century itself, one of the members of the ruling aristocratic oligarchy of the Shakyas was Suddhodana. Suddhodana was married to the princess Māyā, who was the daughter of a Koliya noble, and the son of Suddhodana and Māyā was Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism. [2]
Pajapati Suddhodana: Maya [N 4] Amita: Suppabuddha: Pajapati [N 3] Maya [N 4] Dandapani: Kuveni: Prince Vijaya (543 BC–505 BC) Vijaya of Pandava [N 5] Other Issues: Sumitta [N 6] Princess of Madha: Pandu: Susima: Siddhartha: Subhaddakacchana: Devadatta: Jivatissa: Dissala: Other Issue: Panduvasdeva (504 BC–474 BC) Bhaddakacchana: Dighaya ...
Asita or Kaladevala or Kanhasiri was a hermit ascetic depicted in Buddhist sources as having lived in ancient India.He was a teacher and advisor of Suddhodana, a sage and seer, the father of the Buddha, and is best known for having predicted that prince Siddhartha of Kapilavastu would either become a great chakravartin or become a supreme religious leader; Siddhartha was later known as Gautama ...