Nanda’s Family Tree

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Family

• Mahapajapati Gotami(parent),Suddhodana(parent),Gautama Buddha(sibling),Sundari Nanda(sibling)— Marriage · Adopted

  Suddhodana married Mahapajapati Gotami after Maya's death, and she raised Gautama Buddha as her adopted son while bearing Nanda and Sundari Nanda.

Associated with

• Gautama Buddha

  Gautama Buddha persuaded his half-brother Nanda to leave his bride Janapada Kalyani and take ordination, then cured Nanda's longing by showing him the celestial nymphs of Trayastrimsha heaven, whose beauty made all earthly attachment seem trivial.