Bissoy.com
Doctors Medicines MCQs Q&A

Who was the first nun of Gautama Buddha?

Who was the first nun of Gautama Buddha? Correct Answer Gautami

Mahapajapati Gotami (Pali; Sanskrit Mahaprajapati Gautamī) was the step-mother and maternal aunt (mother's sister) of the Buddha. In Buddhist tradition, she was the first woman to seek ordination for women, which she did from Gautama Buddha directly, and she became the first bhikkhuni (Buddhist nun).

Related Questions

Who among the following became the first two disciples of Gautama Buddha?
Where was the first Sermon of Gautama Buddha delivered?
Where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon?
Where did Gautama Buddha teach for the first time?
Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon in which Language?
Where did Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as Dharma Chakra Pravartan
Gautama Buddha preached his first sermon in
Which place is NOT associated with Gautama Buddha?
From which monument, Gautama Buddha propagated his divine knowledge of Buddhism to the world?
Which symbol shows renunciation of Gautama Buddha?