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Buddhamitrā (born ca. 60) was a Buddhist nun from India during the Kushan Empire.〔 She is remembered because of dated inscriptions on images of bodhisattvas and the Buddha that she erected in three cities near the Ganges river. They mark her success in attracting money and patronage to the Sarvāstivāda, the sect of Buddhism to which she belonged.〔〔 ==Life and work== Buddhamitrā was born around 60 in Mathurā. Her parents were wealthy Buddhists. She entered into the sangha and became a Buddhist nun. Her teacher was a monk named Bala, who belonged to the Sarvāstivāda, an early school of Buddhism. Both teacher and student were educated in the entire threefold knowledge of Buddhism (the Tripitaka) and were noted for their efforts. Accompanied at first by a monk named Pushyavuddhi, beginning in about 117, Buddhamitrā and Bala built monuments at Śrāvastī and at Sārnāth. They had the help of two of the region's satraps or governors, Vanaspara and Kharapallāna, the "great satrap".〔 For the next six years, or until about 123, Buddhamitrā then went to Kosam, where she built several monuments. For example, one of the images at Kosam is a standing stone bodhisattva which today can be seen in the museum in Allahabad.〔 Satya Shrava gives a translation of the inscription, originally written in Brāhmī characters in a mixture of the Sanskrit and Prākrit languages.〔 It reads: Buddhamitrā and Bala were not interested in only converting others to their religion. To quote ''A Rough Guide to Kushan History'', "...()atronage, not conversion was the goal of Buddhamitra." She sought, successfully, money from wealthy and powerful people to promote Buddhism, and specifically for followers of the Sarvāstivāda school. The prestige of each patron enhanced the legitimacy of Sarvāstivāda. Her desire was to reach the leaders of the Kushan Empire.〔 Buddhamitrā lived at the time of the 4th Buddhist Council and it is likely given her political connections and learning that she was involved.〔"No women are mentioned in the sources. Yet the importance of women in inscriptions implies that some were probably involved." in (【引用サイトリンク】title=The Fourth Buddhist Council )〕 She is a remarkable figure, because despite living in a partriarchal society she has left a mark in history where many male kings have been entirely forgotten. Her niece, who was a nun named Dhanavati (or Dhanadevī), in 148 built a memorial in honor of Buddhamitrā in the city of her birth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kushan.org/essays/women/buddhamitra.htm )〕 Shrava gives a translation of the inscription: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buddhamitra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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