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 ...

Siddhartha was born on the border between India and Nepal ... had a dream foretelling of the Buddha’s birth and during childbirth she suffered no pain. It is said he was born out of his mother ...

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.