The Role of Mahā pajā pati Gotaṃi in Early Buddhism
…the Sangha, and her acceptance marked the beginning of the Bhikkhuni Sangha, the Order of Nuns. The story is found at Vin Cv Kh 10/11.253 - 5 6 (see Ñāamoli, The Life of the Buddha, pp.104 - 7). An interes…
Mahā pajā pati Gotaṃi, sister of Queen Mahā mā yā and wife of King Suddhodana, became the Buddha's foster mother after the queen's death. During the early days of the Buddha's teachings, she advocated