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Queen Māyā of Sakya (Māyādevī) was the birth mother of Gautama Buddha, the sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded, and the sister of Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, the first Buddhist nun ordained by the Buddha.〔'' Buddhist Goddesses of India by Miranda Shaw (Oct 16, 2006) ISBN 0-691-12758-1 pages 45-46〕〔 In Buddhist tradition Maya died soon after the birth of Buddha, generally said to be seven days afterwards, and came to life again in a Buddhist heaven, a pattern that is said to be followed in the births of all Buddhas.〔 Thus Maya did not raise her son who was instead raised by his maternal aunt Mahapajapati Gotami.〔 Maya would, however, on occasion descend from Heaven to give advice to her son.〔 ''Māyā'' means "love" in Sanskrit. Māyā is also called ''Mahāmāyā'' ("Great Māyā") and ''Māyādevī'' ("Queen Māyā"). In Tibetan she is called ''Gyutrulma'' and in Japanese is known as ''Maya-bunin'' (摩耶夫人). ==Iconography== In Buddhist literature and art Queen Maya is portrayed as a beautiful fecund woman in the prime of life.
From the Lalitisvara Sutra Although sometimes shown in other scenes from her life, such as having a dream foretelling her pregnancy with Gautama Buddha or with her husband King Suddhodana seeking prophecies about their son's life, shortly after his birth, she is most often depicted whilst giving birth to Gautama, an event that is generally accepted to have taken place in Lumbini in modern day Madhesh. Maya is usually shown giving birth standing under a tree and reaching overhead to hold on to a branch for support. Buddhist scholar Miranda Shaw, states that Queen Maya's depiction in the nativity scene follows a pattern established in earlier Buddhist depictions of the tree spirits known as yaksini. 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「Maya (mother of the Buddha)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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