skye dgu'i bdag mo chen mo gau ta mI
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- skye dgu'i bdag mo chen mo gau ta mI
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The Buddha's mother's sister and his step-mother. She was the mother of Nanda. She became the first bhikṣunī after the death of the Buddha's father. Gautamī is the family name, the female equivalent to Gautama. The family line is said to descend from the Gautama who was one of the seven rishis that established the religion and culture of India. His sūtra specifies that a renunciant should be called a bhikṣu, have a shaved head, and wear yellow robes.
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