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Maya | Mother of Buddha

Maya | Mother of Buddha

Maya (sometimes also Māyā) was - according to Buddhist tradition - the physical mother of Buddha. She is also called Mahamaya ("Great Maya") or Mayadevi ("Queen Maya", "Goddess Maya"). In...

Maya | Mother of Buddha

Maya (sometimes also Māyā) was - according to Buddhist tradition - the physical mother of Buddha. She is also called Mahamaya ("Great Maya") or Mayadevi ("Queen Maya", "Goddess Maya"). In...

Suddhodana | Father of Buddha

Suddhodana | Father of Buddha

Suddhodana (Kapilavastu, ... - Kapilavastu, ...) was a king of the Shakya Kingdom (in northern India and Nepal) and the father of Gautama Buddha. Biography Suddhodana was the son of...

Suddhodana | Father of Buddha

Suddhodana (Kapilavastu, ... - Kapilavastu, ...) was a king of the Shakya Kingdom (in northern India and Nepal) and the father of Gautama Buddha. Biography Suddhodana was the son of...

Miracles of Buddha

Miracles of Buddha

Gautama Buddha's miracles are supernatural acts attributed to Shakyamuni Buddha by the Buddhist scriptures. In contrast to divine miracles, they were performed thanks to superpowers obtained through meditation. The superpowers...

Miracles of Buddha

Gautama Buddha's miracles are supernatural acts attributed to Shakyamuni Buddha by the Buddhist scriptures. In contrast to divine miracles, they were performed thanks to superpowers obtained through meditation. The superpowers...

Buddha footprint

Buddha footprint

Buddha's footprint is a symbolic image of the Buddha. A Buddha footprint occurs in two forms: naturally as an indentation in rocks, or figuratively as made by human hands.A figural...

Buddha footprint

Buddha's footprint is a symbolic image of the Buddha. A Buddha footprint occurs in two forms: naturally as an indentation in rocks, or figuratively as made by human hands.A figural...

Buddha's Physical Characteristics

Buddha's Physical Characteristics

The physical characteristics attributed to the Buddha (Sanskrit lakṣaṇa (en), "sign, attribute ") are the characteristics of the body of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha.There are no depictions of the Buddha in...

Buddha's Physical Characteristics

The physical characteristics attributed to the Buddha (Sanskrit lakṣaṇa (en), "sign, attribute ") are the characteristics of the body of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha.There are no depictions of the Buddha in...

Great Renunciation Buddhism

Great Renunciation

The great renunciation or great departure is the traditional term for the departure of Gautama Buddha (563-483 B.C.) from his palace at Kapilavastu for an ascetic life (Sanskrit śrāmaṇa, Pali...

Great Renunciation

The great renunciation or great departure is the traditional term for the departure of Gautama Buddha (563-483 B.C.) from his palace at Kapilavastu for an ascetic life (Sanskrit śrāmaṇa, Pali...