Gotamī

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Gotamī is a revered early Buddhist nun best known as the Buddha’s foster mother and the first woman to be ordained into the Buddhist monastic order.

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instanceOf Buddhist nun
disciple of Gautama Buddha
early Buddhist figure
associatedWith history of the bhikkhunī sangha
ordination of women in Buddhism
countryOfCitizenship ancient India NERFINISHED
culture ancient Indian Buddhist culture
ethnicGroup ancient Indian
follows teachings of Gautama Buddha
hasCanonicalStatus early disciple in Buddhist tradition
hasHonorificTitle revered nun
hasRelative Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED
hasRole foster mother of Gautama Buddha
influenced later Buddhist views on women’s ordination
isSubjectOf Buddhist hagiographical traditions
languageOfName Pali
notableEvent first female ordination into the Buddhist sangha
notableFor being the Buddha’s foster mother
being the first woman ordained into the Buddhist monastic order
partOf early Buddhist sangha
positionHeld Buddhist bhikkhunī
religion Buddhism
religiousOrder Buddhist monastic order
sexOrGender female
timePeriod 6th–5th century BCE
typeOfKinship foster motherhood toward the Buddha
veneratedAs early Buddhist nun
veneratedIn Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED

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