Family
The former wife of Lord Buddha—Yasodharā, mother of his son Rahula, according to legend also became a nun and an arahant.
Read more about this topic: Buddhist Nuns
Famous quotes containing the word family:
“When one family builds a wall, two families benefit from it.”
—Chinese proverb.
“I duly acknowledge that I have gone through a long life, with fewer circumstances of affliction than are the lot of most men. Uninterrupted health, a competence for every reasonable want, usefulness to my fellow-citizens, a good portion of their esteem, no complaint against the world which has sufficiently honored me, and above all, a family which has blessed me by their affections, and never by their conduct given me a moment’s pain.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“For every family had one cat at least in the bag.”
—Christopher Smart (1722–1771)