Yasodharā
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According to tradition, Siddhattha Gotama’s wife was named Yasodharā, although this is mentioned nowhere in the Tipiṭaka. There she is only ever referred to as Rāhulamātā, ‘Rāhula’s mother.’ In the earliest reference to her, she is called Bhaddakaccānā, which was probably her real name (Bv.26,15). Yasodharā is an honorific meaning ‘fame-bearer,’ and probably only later was thought of as a name. Other than this, there is almost no information about Siddhattha’s wife, although many legends later grew up around her.
