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Pabhāvatī
Pabhāvatī () was a princess of Madra kingdom, Madda Kingdom and figure in the Buddhist tale ''Kusa Jātaka''. She was one of the eight daughters of King Madda of Sāgala and the wife of King Kusa, who is considered a past incarnation of the Buddha. According to legend, she possessed unparalleled beauty in the world, with rays of light as if from the risen sun, so profound that it could illuminate seven chambers without the need for any lamp light. She was a past incarnation of Yaśodharā, the wife of Prince Siddhartha (the Buddha). In the ''Kusa Jātaka'' According to the jataka, a young man lived in a village near Varanasi with his brother and sister-in-law. One day, while the young man was absent, his brother's wife prepared delicious cakes, setting aside a portion for him before consuming the rest. Shortly after, a monk appeared at the house to receive alms. Unaware that the monk was, in fact, an enlightened arhat, she offered the remaining cakes to him. When the young man ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaśodharā
Yaśodharā or Yashodhara, originally known as ''Bhaddakaccānā'' (Pāli) or ''Bhadrakātyāyani'' (Sanskrit), was the wife of Prince Siddhartha prior to his renunciation to become a śramaṇa (ascetic). She was the mother of Rāhula, and the niece of Mahaprajapati Gautami. Later, she became a Bhikkhunī and is considered an arhat, arahatā. Life Yaśodharā was the daughter of King Suppabuddha and Amitā. She was born on the same day in the month of Vaisakha, Vaishaka as prince Prince Siddhartha, Siddhartha. Her grandfather was Añjana, a Koliya chief, her father was Suppabuddha and her mother, Amitā, came from a Shakya family. The Shakya and the Koliya were branches of the Ādicca (Sanskrit: Aditya) or Ikshvaku dynasty. There were no other families considered equal to them in the region, and therefore members of these two royal families endogamy, married only among themselves. Yaśodharā was wedded to the Shakya prince Siddhartha when they were both 16. At the age of 29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painting Of Min Kutha And Pabawaddy
Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush. Other implements, such as palette knives, sponges, airbrushes, the artist's fingers, or even a dripping technique that uses gravity may be used. One who produces paintings is called a painter. In art, the term "painting" describes both the act and the result of the action (the final work is called "a painting"). The support for paintings includes such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, pottery, leaf, copper and concrete, and the painting may incorporate other materials, in single or multiple form, including sand, clay, paper, cardboard, newspaper, plaster, gold leaf, and even entire objects. Painting is an important form of visual arts, visual art, bringing in elements such as drawing, Composition (visual art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
