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Maya (mother of the Buddha)

Maya (/ˈmɑːjə/; Devanagari: माया, IAST: māyā), also known as Mahāmāyā and Māyādevī, was Queen of Shakya and the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. She was the wife of Śuddhodana, the king of the Shakya kingdom. She died days after giving birth and the Buddha was raised by her sister, Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, who became the first…

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Born
Devdaha, Koliya Kingdom
Died
Kapilavastu, Shakya Kingdom
Dynasty
Shakya Republic
Father
Anjana
Issue
Siddhartha Gautama
Mother
Sulakṣañā

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Maya (mother of the Buddha)

Nodes48
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Triples11
Avg. degree1.96
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Maya (mother of the Buddha)

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Born · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → Devdaha, Koliya Kingdom
Died · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → Kapilavastu, Shakya Kingdom
Dynasty · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → Shakya Republic
Father · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → Anjana
Issue · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → Siddhartha Gautama
Mother · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → Sulakṣañā
Names · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → NamesMahamaya
Predecessor · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → Kaccanā
Relatives · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → Suppabuddha and Dandapāni (brothers), five sisters including Mahapajapati Gotami
Spouse · 1
Maya (mother of the Buddha) → Śuddhodana

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maya birth māyā buddha queen buddhist known also shakya heaven śuddhodana mahāmāyā mother lumbini died māyādevī life gautama jesus king

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Maya (mother of the Buddha)BornDevdaha, Koliya Kingdom1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)DiedKapilavastu, Shakya Kingdom1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)DynastyShakya Republic1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)FatherAnjana1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)IssueSiddhartha Gautama1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)MotherSulakṣañā1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)NamesNamesMahamaya1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)PredecessorKaccanā1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)RelativesSuppabuddha and Dandapāni (brothers), five sisters including Mahapajapati Gotami1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)SpouseŚuddhodana1.00infobox
Maya (mother of the Buddha)SuccessorMahapajapati Gotami1.00infobox

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