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VOL. 8, ISSUE 2 (2022)
The life of Sujātā: A woman from Sena village, praised by the Buddha
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Candasiri, Alok Kumar Verma
Abstract
Sujata was the wife of a farmer, who is said to have fed Gautama Buddha a bowl of kheer, milk-rice pudding, ending his six years of penance. Her emaciated form was such that she wrongly believed that she was a tree-spirit who gave her the desire to have a child. The gift gave him enough strength to cultivate the Middle Path, develop wisdom and attain Bodhi, who then became known as the Buddha. Bakraur village near Bodh Gaya is considered to be his home. The Sujata Stupa was dedicated to him there in the 2nd century BC. According to the Jātakas, Siddhartha gave up his austerities after taking food from Sujata, a girl from Senānīgāma (identified with Bakraur near Gayā), a village located not very far from the Bodhi tree. According to the Majjhima Nikāya, the Buddha described the village and its surroundings as ‘a beautiful stretch of ground, a lovely woodland grove, a clear flowing river with a beautiful ford, a village nearby for support, a suitable place for making an effort’. Therefore, in this paper, would like to highlight the life of Sujata and her help to Buddha for the enlightenment. In this way, the main objective of this paper is to introduce the life of Sujata and her contribution in Buddhism.
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Candasiri, Alok Kumar Verma "The life of Sujātā: A woman from Sena village, praised by the Buddha". International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, Vol 8, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 1-4
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