Mahapajapati Gotami

Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī or simply Prajāpatī was the foster-mother, step-mother and maternal aunt of the Buddha. Therefore, based on the Therī-apadāna, Gotamī is referred to by the title "Mother of the Buddha".

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Who was born first?

• Mahapajapati Gotami and Chilon of Sparta were born the same year
• Mahapajapati Gotami and Bias of Priene were born the same year
• Mahapajapati Gotami was born 20 years before Pherecydes of Syros
• Mahapajapati Gotami was born 20 years after Aesop
• Mahapajapati Gotami was born 25 years after Thales

Timeline

1. Thalescirca 625 BC – 540s BC
2. Aesopcirca 620 BC – circa 564 BC
3. Bias of Prienecirca 600 BC – circa 530 BC
4. Chilon of Spartacirca 600 BC – circa 520 BC
5. Mahapajapati Gotami (this page)600–480 BC
6. Pherecydes of Syroscirca 580 BC – circa 499 BC

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