An answer.............

Yashodhara was married to Siddhartha. She loved him dearly. One night Siddhartha left her and their son, Rahul ... while they were sleeping, to seek Enlightenment... to become Buddha. He did not even say a word to her when he left. Yashodhara has shown compassion for the sick... and ailing long before Siddhartha ever did.. long before Siddharth was even aware of suffering! Who can say if he owed his Enlightenment to her? Perhaps Yashodhara wanted to leave Siddhartha and Rahul. How can we ever know if Yashodhara fell victim to anger to loneliness or bitterness...... after Siddhartha left her. Who even thought about her? What must she have said when Rahul, her son....asked that eternal question: Where is my father? What must she have told him? How could a mother leave her own child in the middle of the night? lt is only possible for a man to do. Only a man. After that, Yashodhara had no choice. She had to lead a life of renunciation. She cut off her hair and lived like an ascetic.

- SAMSARA-