“From women…buddhas come into this world….” “But when Queen Māyā saw the immense mightOf her son, like that of a seer divine,She could not bear the delight it caused her;So she departed to dwell in the divine realms.” —excerpt from Buddhacarita on Queen Māyā’s death “I tell you, monks, there are two people who are not easy to repay. Which… Continue reading Happy Buddha Purnima/Birthday: Remembering Buddha’s Mother Queen Māyā