Gautama on the full of which is the fourth month of the Indian calendar An early text record a prophecy named at the time of Gautama's birth Holding the bull child of the Sakya tribe, he examined him, and with joy in his mind raised his voice saying, This is the supreme foremost amo This prince reach the heights of true Awakening: he will see the ut most purity and benefit many because of his compassion turn the wheel of the ITeachingl and his pure actions will be widely (Sutta mipata, 679-700) Later biographies relate the tragic story that seven days after giving birth to
Gautama, Maya died. In this account, Suddhodana later married Maya younger sister, whose name was said to be Mahaprajapati. Mahaprajapati is also said in this story to have raised Gautama along with his half-brother Nanda