The Story of the Nun Rūpanandā - The Buddha's half-sister - A tale from the Dhammapada from step daughter younger Watch Video
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Description: This story concerns verse 150 of the Dhammapada. It is from the Dhammapada commentary and is about the Buddha's half-sister, Nandā. The background to the story is as follows: The mother of the future Buddha, Queen Maya, died shortly he was born. Her younger sister, Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, married the future Buddha's father, King Śuddhodana, and became the step-mother of Gotama and cared for him as her own. The King and Queen also had a daughter, Nandā, and so she was the future Buddha's youn
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