Through Grief to Freedom: The Story of Krsha Gautami
The staggering losses of a nun whose tale appears in the Kshudrakavastu illuminates the power of shared suffering.
Mahaprajapati
A Garland of Flowers
The story of Mahaprajapati, the Buddha’s stepmother and the first nun
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The Aunt with a Grandmotherly Mind
On the maternal love and power of Mahapajapati, the Buddha’s stepmother
A New Path Into the Past
Stars at Dawn integrates forgotten stories of influential women into the Buddha’s time-honored biography.
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