Multiple choice general knowledge history

Siddhartha was brought up by

  1. Maha Maya

  2. Maha Kaya

  3. Maha Pajapati

  4. Maha Devi
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Explanation

After Queen Mahamaya's death seven days after Siddhartha's birth, her younger sister Mahapajapati Gotami raised Siddhartha as her own son. She later became the first woman to request ordination into the Buddhist sangha. Maha Kaya and Maha Devi are not historical figures in this context, and Maha Maya was his biological mother who died early.

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