<p>Apart from Dhammadhatu's answer regarding the Buddha's <a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/24lbud.htm" rel="noreferrer">son Rahula becoming a monk</a>, there are also other interactions with his family, like the founding of the order of nuns due to the insistence of his aunt and <a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/2_23lbud.htm" rel="noreferrer">foster mother, Maha Pajapati Gotami, who became the first nun</a>.</p>

<p>Also, <a href="http://buddhajourney.net/siddharta-gautama-and-yasodhara/" rel="noreferrer">his wife, Yasodhara later became a nun</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanda_(Buddhist_nun)" rel="noreferrer">his half-sister Sundari Nanda also became a nun</a>.</p>

<p>And, not to forget one of the Buddha's most well known disciples and personal attendant, <a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/disciples09.htm" rel="noreferrer">Ven. Ananda who is also his cousin</a>.</p>

<p>While his father, King Suddhodana did not become a monk, he too had some interaction with the Buddha, when his grandson Rahula became a monk, leading to the <a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/24lbud.htm" rel="noreferrer">new rule being created</a>, that nobody would be ordained without their parents' permission.</p>

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  <p>When King Suddhodana heard that his beloved grandson had become a monk
  he was deeply grieved. The king said, "When you left home it made me
  sad. When Nanda left home my heart ached. I concentrated my love on my
  grandson and again the one I love has left me. Please do not ordain
  anyone without their parent's permission." To this the Buddha agreed
  and never ordained anybody after that without their parents'
  permission.</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>He taught his son Rahula non-harming at 7 years old &amp; when older meditation &amp; full enlightenment. </p>

<p>The teachings to his son are here: <a href="http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh033_Nyanaponika_Adivce-To-Rahula--Four-Discourses.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Advice to Rāhula: Four Discourses of the Buddha</a>.</p>

<p>These teachings basically make up the entirely of the Dhamma. </p>

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<p>I know he did some teaching with his mother in the heaven realms but what other incidents are mentioned in the cannon?</p>

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What interaction did the Buddha have with his family after leaving?
# What interaction did the Buddha have with his family after leaving?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-02)

I know he did some teaching with his mother in the heaven realms but what other incidents are mentioned in the cannon?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-02. Score: 6

Apart from Dhammadhatu's answer regarding the Buddha's [son Rahula becoming a monk](http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/24lbud.htm), there are also other interactions with his family, like the founding of the order of nuns due to the insistence of his aunt and [foster mother, Maha Pajapati Gotami, who became the first nun](http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/2_23lbud.htm).

Also, [his wife, Yasodhara later became a nun](http://buddhajourney.net/siddharta-gautama-and-yasodhara/) and [his half-sister Sundari Nanda also became a nun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanda_(Buddhist_nun)).

And, not to forget one of the Buddha's most well known disciples and personal attendant, [Ven. Ananda who is also his cousin](http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/disciples09.htm).

While his father, King Suddhodana did not become a monk, he too had some interaction with the Buddha, when his grandson Rahula became a monk, leading to the [new rule being created](http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/24lbud.htm), that nobody would be ordained without their parents' permission.

> When King Suddhodana heard that his beloved grandson had become a monk
> he was deeply grieved. The king said, "When you left home it made me
> sad. When Nanda left home my heart ached. I concentrated my love on my
> grandson and again the one I love has left me. Please do not ordain
> anyone without their parent's permission." To this the Buddha agreed
> and never ordained anybody after that without their parents'
> permission.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-02. Score: 3

He taught his son Rahula non-harming at 7 years old & when older meditation & full enlightenment.

The teachings to his son are here: [Advice to Rāhula: Four Discourses of the Buddha](http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh033_Nyanaponika_Adivce-To-Rahula--Four-Discourses.html).

These teachings basically make up the entirely of the Dhamma.


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