Rediscovering Buddhism’s Motherland
A new and first-of-its-kind pilgrimage traces the steps of Mahaprajapati Gautami, the Buddha’s adoptive mother.
Wendy Garling
Wendy Garling is the author of Stars at Dawn, Forgotten Stories of Women in the Buddha’s Life, Shambhala Publications, 2016.
Three Forgotten Stories About The Buddha’s Mother
How obscure stories about Maya can help us untangle the misogynistic knots from Buddhism’s past.
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