Mahapajapati

(person) by rogerb Fri Sep 08 2000 at 2:37:28
She was the step mother of Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha). She was also the first Buddhist nun and the person who convinced The Buddha that women should have an outlet for their asceticism.
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