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t. e. Yaśodharā or Yashodhara (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 Mahaprajapati Gautami. [3][4] She later became a Bhikkhunī and is considered an arahatā. [5]
The Story of Yaśodhara is one of the most important Jain tales and has been passed down through the centuries in all the languages Jains have used. It is a good representative of religious teaching in narrative form – dharma-kathā. Its importance comes from the fact that it shows very clearly the working of karma and rebirth and refers to key concepts in these notions, such as violence – hiṃsā – both factual and intentional, and desire or greediness. Ultimately, all the ...
- Yaśodharā’S Lengthy Pregnancy
- Jātaka Explaining This Prolonged pregnancy.
- Yaśodharā Tries to Win Back The Buddha
- Isisiṅgajātaka
- Notes (1) on The Story of Yaśodharā
- Notes (3) Regarding The Prolonged Pregnancy
- Notes (5) on The Isisiṅga-Jātaka
(see notes on Yaśodharā’s pregnancy) – Moreover, in the Lo heou lo mou pen cheng king(Rāhulamātṛjātaka): The Bodhisattva Śākyamuni had two wives: the first was called K’iu p’i ye (Gopiya or Gopā), the second Ye chou t’o lo (Yaśodharā) or Ye chou t’o lo heou lo mou (Yaśodharā Rāhulamātā). Gopā, being sterile (bandhya), had no children. Yaśodharā kne...
(see notes on the prolonged pregnancy) – The Buddha said to her: In a previous lifetime, your son, Rāhula, was the king of a country. At that time, a ṛṣi possessing the five superknowledges (abhijñā) entered his kingdom and said to the king: “The king has the duty of punishing thieves; I want him to punish me.” The king asked: “What fault have you ...
(see notes on Yaśodharā’s persuasion) – When the Bhagavat had finished eating, he left [the palace], and Yaśodharā was annoyed with him: “Such a handsome man is rare (adbhuta) in this world. I was able to meet him, but now I have lost him forever. When the Bhagavat was seated, he looked fixedly without moving his eyes; when the Bhagavat left, I fol...
(see notes on the Isisiṅga-jātaka) – In times gone by, there was a recluse (ṛṣi) in the mountains in the kingdom of P’o lo ni (Vārāṇasī); in the second month of autumn, he was urinating into his wash-basin when he saw some bucks and does mating; he became lustful and his semen dripped into the basin; a doe drank it and immediately became pregnant; ...
The wife of the Buddha, mother of Rāhula, is called called in the Pāli sources Rāhulamātā (Vin., I, p. 63), Bhaddakaccā[nā] (Buddhavaṃsa, XXVI, 15; Mahāvaṃsa, II, 24), Yasodharā (Buddhavaṃsa Comm., p. 245), Bimbādevi (Jātaka, II, p. 392; Sumaṅgala, II, p. 422) and Bimbāsundarī(Jātaka, VI, p. 478). She was born on the same day as the Buddha (Jātaka,...
This well-known jātaka appears in the Mo ho seng k’i liu, T 1425, k. 17, p. 365c12–15, where the king who is accused of theft is called Li po (75 and 7; 85 and 6). It is told at length but without precise details in the Lieou tou tsi king, T 152, no. 53, k. 5, p. 30a–b (tr, Chavannes, Contes, I, p. 197–201); it is put into verse in the Fo wou po ti...
The story of the hermit unicorn, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga or Ekaśṛṅga, seduced by a maiden (princess Nalinī, the courtesan Śātā or the goddess Alambuṣā) belongs to universal and Indian folklore. The characteristic feature of the story is that of the victorious woman, perched on the back of the ascetic she has seduced. Without specifying the many variations of the...
Mar 31, 2023 · The following excerpt was adapted from Yasodhara and the Buddha, a novel by Vanessa R. Sasson. This is the story of Yasodhara, the woman who was married to the one who became the Buddha. Yasodhara is not the focus of most early Buddhist texts. The literature preserves fragments of her life, but the focus is (unsurprisingly) usually on her husband.
Jun 8, 2013 · Yasodharā was wedded to her cousin, the Shakya prince Siddhartha, in his 16th year when she was also 16 years of age. At the age of 29, she gave birth to their only child, a boy named Rāhula. On the day of his birth, the Prince left the palace. Yasodharā was devastated and overcome with grief. Hearing that her husband was leading a holy life ...
Aug 3, 2021 · Some early Buddhist records suggest that: “His abandonment was dramatic and the outcome devastating. Yasodhara woke up the next morning to the news of his departure…she challenges the Chariot ...
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As soon as the Buddha entered the room, even before he took his seat, Yasodhara rushed to him. She fell to the floor, held his ankles, placed her head at his feet and cried and cried until his toes were wet with her tears. The Buddha kept quiet and nobody stopped her until she was tired of crying. King Suddhodana then said, "Lord, when my ...
