alleryAccording to later biographies, who was the Buddha's mother?
AYasodhara, his wife
BMahaprajapati Gautami
CMaya, a princess
DSujata, a village girl
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Maya, a princess
1. Later biographies name Maya, wife of Suddhodana, as his mother.
2. She was a princess from Devdaha, capital of the Koliya Kingdom.
3. Yasodhara was his wife and Mahaprajapati his step-mother.
_Source: Wikipedia, Gautama Buddha, Birth and early life_
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