Māyādevī

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Māyādevī is revered in Buddhist tradition as the queen and mother of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Māyādevī canonical 3
Queen Māyādevī 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist religious figure
historical figure
mother
queen
associatedCountry Nepal
associatedDynastyOrClan Shakya republic
surface form: Śākya clan of Kapilavastu
associatedPlace Lumbini
surface form: Lumbinī
associatedReligionOfSon Buddhism
associatedStructure Maya Devi Temple
associatedWithEvent birth of Siddhartha Gautama
childhoodResidenceOfSon Kapilavastu
commemoratedAs holy mother of the Buddha
commemoratedBy Maya Devi Temple
surface form: Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini
culturalRole ideal royal mother in Buddhist narratives
ethnicGroup Śākya
gaveBirthAt Lumbini
surface form: Lumbinī
iconographicAttribute shown holding a branch of a sāla tree
iconographicScene standing and grasping a tree during the Buddha’s birth
languageOfName Sanskrit
lifeEvent died shortly after the birth of Siddhartha Gautama
maritalStatus principal consort of Śuddhodana
meaningOfName Māyā means illusion or enchantment in Sanskrit
mentionedIn Jataka tales
surface form: Buddhist Jātaka literature

Pāli Canon commentarial tradition
motherOf Shakyamuni Buddha
surface form: Gautama Buddha

Shakyamuni Buddha
surface form: Siddhartha Gautama
nameVariant Māyā
surface form: Mahāmāyā

Māyā
Queen Maya Devi
surface form: Queen Māyā
region ancient northern India
relationshipToMahāpajāpatīGotamī sister
relative Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī
religiousStatus revered laywoman in Buddhism
religiousTradition Buddhism
roleInTradition mother of the Buddha
spouseOf Śuddhodana
title Queen of the Śākya clan
veneratedIn Mahayana
surface form: Mahāyāna Buddhism

Theravada
surface form: Theravāda Buddhism

Vajrayana
surface form: Vajrayāna Buddhism
worshipType veneration rather than worship in mainstream Buddhism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shakyamuni Buddha mother Māyādevī
Shakya associatedWithPerson Māyādevī
this entity surface form: Queen Māyādevī
Shakya republic notableResident Māyādevī