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Introduction to Yasodhara, Wife of the Buddha.

Yasodhara was the wife of Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha). She became a Buddhist nun and was considered as an arhat (Buddhist saint)

The meaning of her name is "Bearer of glory". She was also popularly known as Bhaddakaccana, Rahulamata, etc…

Yasodhara has lived with the Buddha in his past lives, being his wife in all of them. In their past lives, she helps the Buddha and always stays devoted to him. In many of her lives, she rarely did bad acts/bad karma, making her one of the most holiest women in Buddhism.

She is an arhat associated with beauty, insight, womanhood, glory & devotion. Called "foremost in great insight"

She, in some unknown stories, was associated with Magic

Her (slightly summarized) life story 👇

Yasodhara was the daughter of King Suppabuddh & Queen Amita, She was born on the same day as prince Siddhartha. She was said to be a very beautiful Princess who was devoted, pleasant & sympathetic.

When Siddhartha was 16, his father wanted him to marry a benevolent & unjealous girl. Later, at a marriage event, Yasodhara was seen as the right person of that, After a series of events, Siddhartha & Yashodhara got married.

Yasodhara gave birth to a son named Rahula when she was 26. 7 days after, Siddhartha left the palace to seek answers, leaving Yasodhara devastated. When he was away, She imitated her husband's lifestyle by wearing simpler clothes, eating only 1 meal a day, & refusing offers of marriage proposals.

After a few years, Buddha later went back to his wife, where she rushed to him and clung to his feet. Eyes full of tears, missing his presence, now Fulfilled to see him again.

Yasodara recited the 'Naraseeha Gatha' to her son Rahula before sending him to join the Buddha. Rahula was joyful in his father’s presence & went with him to the temple. Rahula later became a monk & attained Arhantship. Yasodara's life is marked by sorrow & tears, but she has never shown anger.

Yasodhara joined the order of Monks, became an arhat, & established the first nun Order with 500 women. She dedicated her life to spreading Buddha's teachings & focusing on good karma.

Other stories of Yasodhara:

1. Yasodhara & the shakyan nuns.

When Rahula became a monk, Yasodara asked for permission from King Suddhodana to become ordained. The king advised her to wait for the right time. After his passing, Mother Gotami obtained the higher ordination & started the ‘order of nuns’ in the Buddha’s dispensation. Yasodara eventually renounced her possessions and became a nun, along with a thousand Shākyan ladies, despite the extreme protests from her people.

She, & other Shakyan princesses who became nuns, received immense offerings and attention from devotees. Many royal figures and noble women became nuns under Yasodhara’s guidance. 

2. Yasodhara’s Glory.

(this could possibly be a folk-story)

In order to prove her powers, Yasodara, in her spiritual form, performed numerous miracles, In the miracles, she’s said to have a voice that could be heard by the gods & brahmas who were dwelling in tens of thousands of universes. She transformed into different types of forms, into different elements, the sun, moon, mount Meru, & the god Indra.

She created a gigantic elephant and then plucked a divine tree from the realm Svarga (heaven), offering it to the Buddha like an umbrella.

She then attained nirvana, & was praised for her unwavering devotion and merits accumulated over countless lifetimes, a stupa was built to honor her legacy. 

3. The princess’s love magic.

In one unknown story, when the buddha came back, Yasodhara tries to win back the Buddha by offering him a cake with medicinal herbs to change his feelings, she preformed love magic on the food and had her son offer it to the Buddha. However, the Buddha remain unaffected and tells a story from a past life where Yasodhara, as a seductive courtesan, had led him astray with a similar cake. 

4. Yasodhara’s innocence.

In the Tsa pao tsang king, it states that As a result of Yasodhara’s prolonged pregnancy, she was suspected of adultery by her father-in-law and the Sakyas. They dug a ditch filled with flaming wood and threw Yasodhara into it. She called upon the Buddha, the flaming ditch was instantaneously transformed into a pool of pure water, in the middle of which Yasodhara with Rahula in her arms was sitting on a lotus flower. 

The Sakyas were convinced of her innocence and Rahula became the favorite of his grandfather.

5. Kama

Prince Siddhartha would have practiced his cult of sexual magic (possibly tantric sex?) with Yasodhara. Both of them would often engage in sexual activities before they were ready to bring a baby.

There is also one story of them having intercourse on a palace roof. They were so into the act that they actually fell off the roof & didn't notice. They somehow managed to fall into a bed of lotus flowers which saved them from any injuries as a result of the fall.

"Sri Yasodara Maha Seya" is a peaceful temple/stupa in Sri Lanka that honors her. Devotees seek the protection & blessings of her which help them overcome obstacles in life. 

Nuns are mostly the ones who take refuge in her, meditating in front of her stupa or making offerings. There are also energetic festivals in honor of her, with dancing, music & chanting. Poojas are also in honor of her.

Namo Sri Yasodhara maa🙏

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"Arhat with a Tamed Dragon" (伏龍羅漢) by Kanō Hōgai (狩野芳崖), 1885

Pigment on paper from the collection of the Fukui Prefectural Art Museum (福井県立美術館)

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Oliver Hazard Benson — Totemic Arhat  (acrylic on panel, 2018)

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Marseille, les quartiers Est . Au bout du Boulevard de la Forbine, sur les hauteurs de Saint-Marcel, une très inattendue pagode bouddhiste vietnamienne : Truc Lam.

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Arhat Nagasena. Tibet, 18th century - Philadelphia MA

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五百羅漢公園 散策　石彫刻

念佛宗総本山 佛教之王堂　仏教美術

兵庫県加東市　The Five Hundred Arahats Park

The Buddhist Art of Nenbutsushu

The Five Hundred Arahats Park　The Buddhist Art of Nenbutsushu　

Life-sized stone statues of 500 arhats, disciples of Lord Buddha, scattered in the vast site named the Five Hundred Arhats Park, were carved by Mr. She Guo Ping, a living national treasure of China.

概略

中華人民共和国、工芸美術大師製作、等身大オリジナルの五百人の石像羅漢（佛弟子）が配され���広大な庭園。

五百羅漢とは、本来、二千五百年前、釈尊御入滅直後に開かれた、第一回結集（経典編纂会議）に参集した五百人の佛弟子をいう。

五百人の羅漢が問答し、瞑想にふけり、楽器を奏でる等々、各人各様の自然な姿の独創的芸術表現は、釈尊御在世の当時を彷彿とさせる。

なだらかな緑の起伏の中、五百羅漢像の間を遊歩道が縫うように走り、佛教が天竺（インド）から唐土（中国）を経て東方東漸、日本に渡った、シルクロードの終着駅「奈良」の若草山を想起させる。

南門をくぐり、湖畔をあるけば、ほどなく、緑の芝生に木漏れ日がきらめく、美しい公園が見えてくる。

石畳の散策道と点在する木立に、演出された、なだらかな丘陵の中に、絶妙のバランスで配された数々の石像は、中国人間国宝　佘國平佛師制作制作による五百羅漢像であり、二千五百年前、天竺にて釈尊の薫陶を受け、悟りを開いた五百人の弟子たちの様子が、鮮やかに描き出されている。

どれ一つとして同じ顔はなく、口角泡を飛ばし、議論に熱中する者、じっと目を閉じ、沈思黙考する者、あるいは楽器を奏で、余興を演じる者など、まさに、息づかいが聞こえてきそうな臨場感は、訪れる者に、その場の一員になったような錯覚をもたらす。

釈尊のご入滅後、十大弟子の筆頭であった摩訶迦葉尊者（まかかしょうそんじゃ）は、それまで各人の記憶の中にしかなかった釈尊の教えを、後世にまで伝え残す必要があると考えられた。

そこで、インド各��に散らばっていた釈尊の弟子たちを、王舎城（おうしゃじょう）郊外に招集し、佛典編集会議を行った。出席者は、選りすぐられた五百人。

そこでは、真の友たちが在りし日の釈尊を偲び、ある者は笑い、ある者は泣き、悲喜こもごもの思い出に耽りながら、昼夜を忘れて語り合ったはず。

この世に平和と安寧をもたらすために、珠玉の教えを伝えんとした往時の五百人の熱意は、二千五百年の時空を超えて、シルクロードの終着駅、ここ大和の地において結集し、世界の佛教徒の参詣を、今や遅しと待ち受けている。

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I would greatly like to introduce this to other Yasodhara fans

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Hundreds of sculpted images of arhats (羅漢 “rakan”) in the Gohyaku Rakandō Hall (五百羅漢堂) on the grounds of Nakayamadera Temple (中山寺) in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture

Image from “西国三十三カ所巡礼 (とんぼの本)” [Saigoku Sanjūsan ka Sho Junrei (Tonbo no Hon)] by 井上隆雄 [Inoue Takao] & 田中智彦 [Tanaka Tomohiko], published by 新潮社 [Shinchōsha], 1988, page 85

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RIP Destiny Child; you were a fun game with impressive art and a fun story.

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Anthony Fineran (B 1981), Zalla Arhat, 2023