Sujata (milkmaid)
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| Known for | Offering kheer, thus breaking the seven year-long fast of Gautama Buddha, opening the way to his enlightenment. |
Sujata, also Sujātā, was a farmer's wife, who is said to have fed Gautama Buddha a bowl of kheer, a milk-rice pudding, ending his six years of asceticism. Such was his emaciated appearance that she wrongly believed him to be a tree-spirit that had granted her wish of having a child. The gift provided him enough strength to cultivate the Middle Way, develop jhana, and attain Bodhi, thereafter becoming known as the Buddha.[1][2][3]
The village of Bakraur near Bodh Gaya is believed to be her home. The Sujata Stupa was dedicated to her there in the 2nd century BCE.[4]
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The Sujata Stupa near Bodh Gaya -
Sujata and the Buddha in Ajanta (Cave 11). -
Sujata in Lalitavistara, Borobudur. -
Sujata offers Milk-Rice (Vietnam). -
Sujata in Wat Pho. -
Sujata offers Milk-Rice (Thailand) -
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Sujata in a Bhutanese temple.
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References
[edit]- ^ Prasoon, Shrikant (2007). Knowing Buddha : [life and teachings]. [Delhi]: Hindoology Books. ISBN 9788122309638.
- ^ Planet, Lonely; Blasi, Abigail (2017). Lonely Planet India. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781787011991.
- ^ Dwivedi, Sunita; Lama, Dalai (foreword) (2006). Buddhist heritage sites of India. New Delhi: Rupa & Co. ISBN 8129107384.
- ^ Geary, David; Sayers, Matthew R.; Amar, Abhishek Singh (2012). Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site: Bodh Gaya Jataka. Routledge. pp. 35–36. ISBN 9781136320675.
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