{"product_id":"life-of-princess-yashodara-wife-and-disciple-of-lord-buddha-idi068","title":"The Life of Princess Yashodara: Wife and Disciple of the Lord Buddha","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDI068\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/es\/book-author\/sunity%20bevee\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Sunity Bevee\"\u003eSunity Bevee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/es\/book-publisher\/pilgrims%20publishing%20varanasi\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Pilgrims Publishing, Varanasi\"\u003ePilgrims Publishing, Varanasi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2006\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e817769314X\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e89 (Black \u0026amp; White Illustration: 1, Map: 1, Colour Illustrations: 11)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.7\" X 11\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-weight\"\u003e570 gm\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBack of the Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e Of the Buddha, Gautama Siddhartha, we know much. He was the earthly Buddha, the \u003ca href=\"\/es\/paintings\/TH39\"\u003eShakyamuni\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Of his wife, Yashodara, the mother of his child Rahul, we know little. What happened to her after Siddhartha left her for a life of wandering and searching?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This is a tale of grief and tragedy, of awakening, of joy and contentment. But how does this transformation take place and how is Yashodara destined to find her true path?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003e Yet Princess Yashodara, foreseeing its inner meaning, accepted the Lord Buddha as her saviour and became his most ardent follower. Her great love as wife became purified Yashodara shines through the ages as a perfect wife, mother, queen and saint.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Sunity Devee, the Dowager Maharani of Cooch Behar, has presented us with this charming and well-written book. Together with beautiful illustrations, she enlightens us about Princess Yashodara, her initially sad life, her difficult realization and her ultimate saintly path to nirvana.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003ePreface to the New Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e Gautama Siddhartha, the Prince of Kapilavastu, was born into a life of great luxury and wealth. Never aware of the world beyond his own small paradise, he married his fairytale Princess, Yashodara. A son, Rahul, was born and his life continued; one of love, peace and contentment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe charm of those days was like music to their souls, and each day drew her and Siddhartha closer together. Yashodara's beauty seemed to increased daily and the Prince's personality was intensified and sweetened.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e But this contentment was to be destroyed by the realities of the life outside, which Siddhartha chanced to encounter. Gone was his tranquillity and peace of mind. A new path and a searching for a more lasting contentment did Siddhartha seek. Yashodara was smitten with grief when Siddhartha left, a life of love shattered. She became reclusive and led a life devoted to her son, but always with the pain of separation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e After many long years Siddhartha returned with the full knowledge that made him the Lord Buddha. The rejoicing was clear, but the Buddha brought a new calling to those around him. Many adopted his teachings and became disciples. Many reached to higher paths and became bodhisattvas, or ones who have stayed to guide those seeking the way. And of his wife?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003e Buddha answered very kindly and gently, 'Yashodara, weep not; wipe away those sad tears, I have brought the treasure for which I left you. Yashodara, ask for this treasure and take what will make you happy and Free from misery and sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Yashodara herself joined the Buddha, teaching his message and following the path of a saint and teacher. Her own life became one of devotion to the Buddhist path and, when her time had come, she passed on into Nirvana.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The book is beautifully illustrated, the scenes giving a warmth and appreciation to the story. The author, Sunity Devee, finishes the story with some short stories about other characters surrounding Yashodara and her consort Siddhartha, the Lord Buddha.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e IN placing this short life of the Buddhist Princess Yashodara before the public I must plead for leniency for any shortcomings. My one aim in the book has been to form a vivid word picture of a Princess born in the purple of royalty and wedded to the heir of a great kingdom who became a saint. Never has there been such another Maharani Bhikshuni. Through the centuries which have passed her name has been handed down and we find a sweet and living reality in her memory. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Princess Yashodara first accepted the Prince Sidharta as her heart's love and lord. Later, when he left her to found a new religion, she suffered all that a loving and devoted wife can suffer. Later again she realised the greatness of his work, and elected to follow him as his disciple. Idolatry then flourished in India, Buddhism was in the throes of its birth. The new cult was not easy to practise. It demanded self- abnegation, suffering and penance. Yet Princess Yashodara, foreseeing its inner meaning, accepted the Lord Buddha as her saviour and became his most ardent follower. Her great love as wife became purified and perfected by the teachings and practice of her husband's religion, and Yashodara shines through the ages a perfect wife, mother, queen and saint. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The \" o \" in the name of the Princess is long-Yashodara. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e My thanks are due to Sraman Purnandho Swami and Dharma Pal for their kind help in the writing of this book, and to my friend Sir Ernest Wallis Budge, Litt.D., etc., who has edited my manuscript and seen the book through the Press. The works of the standard authorities on Buddhism have been of great service and have been freely quoted. To their authors and editors I offer my grateful thanks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Author's Foreword\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e vii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Yashodara\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Birth of the Prince\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 5\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Betrothal\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 11\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Marriage\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 14\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sidharta\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 19\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Alone\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 24\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Departure of Sidharta\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 29\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Ascetic Life of Sidharta\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 34\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sidharta returns as the Buddha\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 38\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e From the Bhikshuni Apadana\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 45\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Story of Khema\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 49\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ajatsatru\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 51\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Nokulpita and Nokulmata\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 53\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Notes\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 54\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Five Hundred Princesses\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 56\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Princess Visikha\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 59\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e How Nanda became a Bhikshu\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 62\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Princess 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