Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī
Prajapati Gotami | |
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Prince Siddhartha with Mahāprajāpatī Gotami | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Prajāpatī Devadaha |
| Spouse | King Śuddhodana |
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| Occupation | Bhikṣuṇī |
| Relatives | Suppabuddha (brother) Yashodhara (daughter in law) Maya Devi (sister) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Gautama Buddha |
Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī (Sanskrit: महाप्रजापति गौतमी; 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).