Meanings
proper noun
- BuddhismThe stepmother and maternal aunt of Gautama Buddha.
Origin
Transliteration of Pali Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, from Sanskrit महाप्रजापती गौतमी (mahāprajāpatī gautamī).
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Chinese Mandarin 摩訶波闍波提 /摩诃波阇波提
- 摩訶波闍波提 /摩诃波阇波提 (Móhēbōshébōtí)stepmother of Gautama Buddha
Thai พระมหาปชาบดีโคตมีเถรี, มหาปชาบดีโคตมีเถรี
- พระมหาปชาบดีโคตมีเถรีstepmother of Gautama Buddha
- มหาปชาบดีโคตมีเถรีstepmother of Gautama Buddha
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