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Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī
Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī (; Pali: ''Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī'') or simply Prajāpatī 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 bhikṣuṇī (Buddhist nun). Depiction Gotamī's story was widely distributed, with multiple versions existing. It is recorded in the various surviving Vinaya traditions, including the Pali Canon and ''Sarvastivada'' and ''Mulasarvastivada'' versions. Theravada Buddhism In the Pali Canon, her request for ordination is detailed in the '' Anguttara Nikaya''. The stories of her past lives are included in the ''Therīgāthā'', '' Theri-apadāna'' and ''Jataka''. Mahayana Buddhism In the Lotus Sutra, the Buddha bestows a prophecy upon Mahāprajāpatī that in the distant alternate timeline on future, she will become a buddha named Sarvasattvapriyadarśana. Galle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koliya
Koliya (Pāli: ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan clan of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The Koliyas were organised into a (an aristocratic republic), presently referred to as the Koliya Republic. Location The territory of the Koliyas was a thin strip of land spanning from the river Sarayū to the Himālayan hills in the north. The Rohiṇī river was the western border of the Koliyas, with their neighbours to the north-west being the Sakyas. In the south-west, the river Anomā or Rāptī separated the Koliyas from the kingdom of Kosala, to the east their neighbours were the Moriyas, and to their north-east they bordered on the Mallakas of Kusinārā. The capital of the Koliyas was Devadaha, and one of their other settlements was Ramgram. Name The name of the tribe is uniformly attested under the Pāli form . The Koliyas originally obtained this name from the ( jujube) tree because they lived in a region where trees were a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
