9 Stories That Offer Insight Into the Challenges and Joys of Being a Mother
In honor of Mother’s Day, revisit these stories from Tricycle's archive.
Buddha’s mother
Did the Buddha Really Have a Wife and Son?
Reconsidering the familiar tale we know about the Buddha’s family
Mark Epstein on Maya Devi
After writing a Mother’s Day blog post about Maya Devi, I couldn’t stop thinking about the fact that she dies so shortly after giving birth to the Buddha. Isn’t this sad? We usually think about the…
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