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India, before the time of the Buddha, was called Jambudvipa. It was divided into many Kingdoms, large and small, some of which were ruled by kings and some of which were ruled jointly by several royal tribes.
One of these many small Kingdoms was called Kapilavastu. Which was located on the north bank of the Rapi River. On the rim of the Himalayas. The ruler of this Kingdom was King Suddhodana of the Sakya Clan. His family name was Gautama, and his queen was called Maya.
After they were married, King Suddhodana and Queen Maya lived happily together. After many years the Queen became pregnant. She asked the King to permit her to return to her home city of Devadasi's to give birth to their child. King Suddhodana readily consented and ordered the troop of royal attendants to prepare for the trip and to clean up and beautify the roads the queen would travel on.
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