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mahāpajāpatīgotamī
- mahāpajāpatī
大爱道瞿昙弥(佛陀的姨母兼养母,首位比丘尼)
- gotamī
瞿昙女;瞿昙氏族的女子
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Mahāpajāpatī Gotami
Person一位杰出的比丘尼,摩诃摩耶之妹,姊姊去世后抚养襁褓中的佛陀成人,后来率领释迦族妇女请求出家,成为僧团中首批获准出家的女性之一。
An eminent Therī, younger sister of Mahāmāyā and, after her sister’s death, the foster mother who raised the infant Buddha, who later led the Sakyan women who sought and obtained permission to become among the first women ordained in the Order.
MN 146AN 8.53Thig 6.6
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