The Buddha’s mother was the wife of a leading figure in a small state known by its tribal name, Śākya. It was a kind of oligarchic republic that was situated on the border of modern day India ...

Buddha’s birth and life Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, which is at the border of what is India and Nepal today. His mother, Maya, was the wife of Suddhodana, king of the Shakya clan.