According to Buddhist tradition, Siddhartha Gautama’s wife was Yasodhara.
Yasodhara appears in Buddhist biographies as the wife of Siddhartha Gautama before his renunciation. She is traditionally described as a princess from a related aristocratic family, and some accounts identify her as the daughter of Suppabuddha. Her name is spelled in several ways, including Yasodhara, Yashodhara, and Yaśodharā, depending on the language and transliteration system.
Traditional accounts say that Yasodhara and Siddhartha had a son named Rahula. When Siddhartha left his household life to seek liberation, Yasodhara remained in the palace and later entered the Buddhist monastic community in some traditions. Stories about her emphasize devotion, discipline, and spiritual attainment.
Yasodhara is sometimes confused with Maya, Siddhartha’s mother, or Mahapajapati Gotami, his maternal aunt and foster mother. Those women were also central figures in his early life, but Yasodhara is the figure traditionally identified as his wife.