After the death of Siddhartha’s mother Mahamaya King Shudhodhana married her younger sister Maha Pajapati Gotami
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Mahanama was one of the first five monks or Panchavaggiyyas who were with the Buddha right from
Kondanna(Pali) or Ajnata Kaundinya(Sanskrit) was one of the first five monks with Buddha.
Khema was the first female disciple of Buddha. She was foremost in wisdom and was an exemplary monk who…
The Mahayana form of Buddhism is said to have the maximum number of followers compared to the other two forms Theravada and Vajrayana. In the Mahayana Buddhism, Nagarjuna is considered to be the founder of the Middle Path or the Madhyamika School of Mahayana Buddhism.