Kisāgotamī2
PlaceEine Sakya-Jungfrau aus Kapilavatthu, die beim Anblick von Prinz Siddhattha, der nach der Geburt seines Sohnes mit seinem Wagen zurückkehrte, einen Vers ausrief, der den Frieden pries, den dieser Anblick ihr brachte, was den Prinzen, berührt von ihrem Wort „nibbuta“, dazu veranlasste, ihr aus Dankbarkeit eine Perlenkette zu schicken
A Khattiya-maiden of Kapilavatthu. She saw from her balcony Siddhattha Gotama returning in his chariot to his palace on receipt of the news that a son had been born to him. Gotamī was gladdened by the sight of him, and gave vent to her exultation in the famous “nibbutā-pada” (nibuttā nūna sā mātā … )
Gotama was pleased by the mention of the word nibbuta, which to him meant deliverance, and as a mark of his gratitude sent her the necklace of pearls which he wore, worth one hundred thousand. She accepted it gladly as a token of his love (J.i.60 f; BuA.232 f). She is sometimes spoken of as a cousin of Gotama, his father’s brother’s daughter (pitucchādhītā). (e.g., DhA.i.70; DhSA.34. A parallel has been drawn between this story and that of Luke xi.27).
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