Yaśoda

Wife of Mahāvīra in Śvetāmbara belief. Bowing to his parents’ wishes, Mahāvīra married and had a daughter, Anojjā or Priyadarśanā. After his parents died, he renounced the householder life to become a wandering monk. Digambara Jains believe that Mahāvīra never married and never had a child.

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