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Yaśodharā (Pali: Yasodharā, Sanskrit: यशोधरा, romanized: Yaśodharā) was the wife of Prince Siddhartha — until he left his home to become a śramaṇa— the mother of Rāhula, and the sister of Devadatta. She later became a Bhikkhunī and is considered an arahatā.
Yaśodharā (P. Yasodharā; T. grags 'dzin ma གྲགས་འཛིན་མ་; C. yeshutuoluo) was the wife of Siddhartha Gautama and the mother of his son Rāhula. In the Pali tradition, she is often referred to as Rāhulamātā, "the mother of Rāhula."
Mar 31, 2023 · Scholar Vanessa R. Sasson tells the often overlooked story of Yasodhara. The Buddha visits his former wife and son, approx. 100-300. Pakistan; ancient region of Gandhara. Stone (phyllite). Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S283. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Feb 22, 2023 · Unlike others in the [Vessantara Jātaka], [Yasodharā] never breaks precepts, or puts her own wishes, however noble, before the needs and requirements that the beings in the immediate situation demand: she provides the true moral compass of the tale.
Learn about the story of Yasodhara, the wife of Prince Siddhartha, who became the Buddha. Find out how she reacted when she saw him as a monk and how she followed his path of virtue in a previous life.
Learn about Yasodhara, the Buddha's wife and co-natal, who appears in countless past lives and in his final birth. Discover how she loved, suffered, and let go of him in the best Buddhist story.
Bimbā manosilā-cuṇṇa-samāna-deha-marīci-jālehi virājamānā, bimbādharā, pakampitā hema-latā va Satthu-samīpaṁ āga. Bimbā, whose body was resplendent with rays of light like one powdered with realgar, whose lips were as red as the Bimba fruit, trembling like a golden creeper, went near to the Teacher.
