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Ashoka's own inscriptions and the main texts that provide information about his life (such as Ashokavadana and Mahavamsa) do not name his mother. The Asokavadanamala names her Subhadrangi, while Vamsatthapakasini calls her Dharma (Pali: Dhamma). Different texts variously describe her as a Brahmin or a Kshatriya.
Maya was the mother of the Buddha and was from the Koliyan clan. Maya was born in Devadaha . She was married to her cousin King Suddhodana, who ruled in the kingdom of Kapilavastu .
- Rāhula Before Birth
- Rahula’S Previous Life as A King
- Rāhula Is Born
- Rahula — The Impediment
- Siddhartha Attains Buddahood
- His First Thought — Rahula
- Rahula Asks For His Inheritance
- The Lessons Rāhula Learned from His Father
- “It Is I, Rāhula”; “I see,” Said The Buddha
- Mindfulness
Like most Buddhist stories, Rāhula’s legend begins even before he is born. Siddhartha Gautama Buddha was born into a wealthy and influential family, but he soon became disillusioned with the material world — after seeing the four sights of suffering: a man bent with old age, a person afflicted with sickness, a corpse, and a wandering ascetic. Deter...
On one account, Rāhula was a king called Sūrya in a past life. This king, who had a hermit as a brother, was more preoccupied with power and wealth than his family. The brother, Candra, has vowed only to eat what was given to him by the people or face punishment. When he failed to hold up his vow and stole some water, the king refused to issue a se...
For six long years, Siddhartha was not ready for his quest for enlightenment and was still attached to his wife and life as a prince. Siddhartha realized that he could not achieve enlightenment while various attachments still held him back — father, wife, children, people who loved him. One day, he was told that Yaśodharā would give birth to a son....
Siddartha was 29 years old and renounced his life of luxury to become a homeless wandering renunciate searching for the truth. This would later be known as the ‘Great Renunciation’ Because the prince saw his son as a “hindrance” to his goal, he and his father, King Śuddhodana, named him Rāhula. That roughly translates to “fetter,” “shackle,” or “im...
Between 6 and 15 years after Siddhartha’s departure, he attained Buddhahood. Most historians claim it was around the 7-year mark. Legend has it that he was meditating under the Tree of Awakening, now known as the Bodhi tree when he was challenged by Mara, the demon of Death and Desire. Mara tempted Siddhartha with images of wealth and pleasure, but...
At the moment of his enlightenment, the first thing Siddhartha thought of was his son. He realized that he had abandoned Rāhula to pursue the noble quest for the benefit of all beings, including his son. Siddhartha dedicated the rest of his long life to helping others, guiding many to find the same enlightenment that he had found.
When they finally met, Yaśodharā insisted her son ask for his inheritance since the Buddha had no use for material things anymore. Rāhula followed the Buddha around after that, reportedly excited to finally meet the man behind the legend. The Buddha would leave his son his inheritance, but not the palace and riches as Yaśodharā might have expected....
The Buddha taught many lessons to his son, but one, in particular, stands out. In the Ambalatthika-Rahulovada Sutta, the Buddha gives Rāhula a sermon on the importance of telling the truth to live a moral life. As a certified prankster, Rāhula thought it would be funny to provide erroneous directions to a layman searching for the Buddha. The Buddha...
Another famous interaction between Rāhula and his father occurred during a rainstorm at the monastery. Keep in mind that the conditions here were primitive for renunciates — far from the luxury of the royal palace in Kapilavastu. The monks had limited indoor space and were often forced to share crowded sleeping arrangements. On this particular day,...
The Buddha also taught his son about the importance of mindfulness. He instructed Rāhula to meditate on the breath and be aware of the present moment. It’s a practice that is still common among Buddhists today. It was also a crucial tool for Rāhula during his own spiritual journey. The Buddha believed that mindfulness was the key to breaking the cy...
Jan 28, 2019 · Dharma and Kāla. There is a misunderstanding found even in some Purāṇas that Kāla, the chief of Kālapurī, and Dharma are one and the same person. But if the stories around each are examined it is easy to deduce that they are two different devas. The father and mother of Dharmadeva is Brahmā.
May 12, 2017 · Biographies of the Buddha all tell us that his mother’s name was Maya and that she died seven days after her son was born. But we know little more.
In this metaphor, Amitabha, for example, is the Father of the Padma or Lotus Family, Pandaravasini (Pandara Vasini) is the Mother, and Avalokiteshvara is the Son (Bodhisattva). They all represent different aspects of the same Enlightened Being: Amitabha is Compassion, Pandara is Wisdom, and Avalokiteshvara is the Heroic Activity of both Wisdom ...
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Mar 9, 2007 · He often used the quality of love that a mother offers her child as an example, reminding us to what we can aspire. In the Metta Sutta the Buddha invokes the supreme love of a mother for her child as the model of the pure and altruistic emotion described as lovingkindness.
