Māyādevī
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Māyādevī is revered in Buddhist tradition as the queen and mother of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Queen Māyādevī