Queen Maya Devi
E361551
Queen Maya Devi is revered in Buddhist tradition as the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Maya Devi canonical | 3 |
| Queen Maya Devi bathed here before giving birth to Siddhartha Gautama | 1 |
| Queen Maya Devi performed ritual purification here | 1 |
| Queen Māyā | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3477784 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Queen Maya Devi Context triple: [Lumbini, associatedWithPerson, Queen Maya Devi]
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A.
Rajavanshi Devi
Rajavanshi Devi was the wife of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of independent India.
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B.
Sharada Devi
Sharada Devi is a Hindu goddess of learning and wisdom, venerated particularly in Kashmir as a local form of Saraswati.
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C.
Pratima Devi
Pratima Devi was an Indian artist and cultural figure closely associated with Rabindranath Tagore and the Tagore family’s artistic and educational activities at Santiniketan.
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D.
Prabhavati Devi
Prabhavati Devi was an Indian freedom fighter and social activist known for her independent political work and her association with socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan.
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E.
Gayatri Rajapatni
Gayatri Rajapatni was a prominent Javanese queen consort and influential royal figure of the Majapahit Empire in 13th–14th century Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Queen Maya Devi Target entity description: Queen Maya Devi is revered in Buddhist tradition as the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
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A.
Rajavanshi Devi
Rajavanshi Devi was the wife of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of independent India.
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B.
Sharada Devi
Sharada Devi is a Hindu goddess of learning and wisdom, venerated particularly in Kashmir as a local form of Saraswati.
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C.
Pratima Devi
Pratima Devi was an Indian artist and cultural figure closely associated with Rabindranath Tagore and the Tagore family’s artistic and educational activities at Santiniketan.
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D.
Prabhavati Devi
Prabhavati Devi was an Indian freedom fighter and social activist known for her independent political work and her association with socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan.
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E.
Gayatri Rajapatni
Gayatri Rajapatni was a prominent Javanese queen consort and influential royal figure of the Majapahit Empire in 13th–14th century Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist religious figure
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historical figure ⓘ queen ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Buddhist Jātaka stories
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linked to:
Jataka tales
Buddhist canonical texts ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Kapilavastu
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Lumbini ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| birthplaceOfChild | Lumbini ⓘ |
| category | Mothers of religious founders ⓘ |
| centralFigureIn | Buddha’s birth narratives ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | pilgrimage at Lumbini ⓘ |
| countryInModernTerms | Nepal ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Indian ⓘ |
| deathCircumstance | said to have died shortly after the Buddha’s birth ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Śākya ⓘ |
| familyRelation | sister of Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī ⓘ |
| hasTempleDedicated |
Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini
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linked to:
Maya Devi Temple
|
| honorific | Devi (goddess or lady) ⓘ |
| iconography | often depicted holding a branch of a sal tree at the Buddha’s birth ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Buddhist art
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Buddhist devotional practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dream of a white elephant entering her side
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giving birth to Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| name |
Maya Devi
ⓘ
Queen Maya ⓘ
linked to:
Māyā
|
| region |
ancient Kapilavastu region
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linked to:
Kapilavastu
|
| relatedTo | Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | revered as a holy mother in Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | mother of the Buddha ⓘ |
| scriptureTradition |
Pāli Canon
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linked to:
the Pali Canon
Sanskrit Buddhist texts ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
King Śuddhodana
ⓘ
linked to:
Śuddhodana
|
| title | Queen of the Śākya clan ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Queen Maya Devi Description of subject: Queen Maya Devi is revered in Buddhist tradition as the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Queen Maya Devi
Puskarini (Sacred Pond)
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traditionalBelief
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Queen Maya Devi bathed here before giving birth to Siddhartha Gautama
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linked to: Queen Maya Devi
linked to: Queen Maya Devi