Other articles where Yashodhara is discussed: Buddhism: The life of the Buddha: …16 he married the princess Yashodhara, who would eventually bear him a son. His abandonment was typical of Humans, he learned much after that.
His father was king Suddhodana, leader of the Shakya clan in what was the growing state of Kosala, and his mother was queen Maya Devi.According to Buddhist legend, the baby exhibited the marks of a great man. In Tibet the political system was ruled until recently by spiritual leaders, the Dalai and Panchen Lamas, who were regarded as supreme versions of the Buddha. THE BUDDHA'S SON Little Prince Rahula, seven years old, was sent by the Princess to ask for his inheritance.
He resolved then to renounce his wealth and family and live the… Most Buddhists are familiar with the Buddha’s family. Pamita was the sister of Buddha's father, King Suddhodana. Thus Yasodhara was the Buddha's cousin and later she was married to him. Prince Siddhartha's Wife. THE BUDDHA'S FORMER WIFE ... She predeceased the Buddha. As part of the Bhikkhuni order nothing special or noteworthy incidents through the Buddha acknowledged her past contribution to his enlightenment in realising the Parami. Later, the Buddha was born as were the doctrines and traditions that became Buddhism. Yaśodhara was the daughter of King Suppabuddha, and Amita, sister of the Buddha's father, King Śuddhodana.She was born on same day in the month of "Vaishaka" as prince Siddhartha.Her grandfather was Añjana a Koliya chief, her father was Suppabuddha and her mother, Amitā, came from a Shakya family. While his actions may horrify us today, Siddhartha knew his wife and son would be well-cared for in his family’s palace – he wasn’t abandoning his wife in an isolated home in the suburbs. Thousands of books, texts and stories have followed Siddhartha’s teachings and his path to becoming The Buddha, but little has been written about his wife Yasodhara, their child Rahula or their relatives, until now.
The Buddha was born into a noble family of the kshatriyas in Lumbini in 563 BCE according to Buddhist tradition. As part of the Bhikkhuni order nothing special or noteworthy incidents through the Buddha acknowledged her past contribution to his enlightenment in realising the Parami.
And like anybody else she aged, decayed and passed away. At 29, however, the prince had a profound experience when he first observed the suffering of the world while on chariot rides outside the palace. When we deeply observe and recognize that our minds are filled with anger, greed, and dissatisfaction, we are having a good look at our lives. He resolved then to renounce his wealth and family and live the… The Buddha was born into a noble family of the kshatriyas in Lumbini in 563 BCE according to Buddhist tradition. "When your son sees a sick man, an old man, a dead body and a monk, he will want to leave the palace and become a monk himself," they had said.