26 - The Buddha's Mothers (Mother's Day Episode)

Did you know that the Buddha actually had two mothers?  His mother, Maya, passed away just a few days after he was born.  His aunt became his stepmother and raised him as her own.  At a basic level, this doesn't speak much about Buddhism until you realize how important these two women were.  One gave birth to the Buddha of our era (in a very supernatural way), and the other helped create the conditions for young Siddhartha to eventually become the Buddha.  And his stepmother would be the one that pushed for female monastics (and became the first nun).  Learn more in this Mother's Day episode to two amazing mothers of the Buddha.

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