佛祖統紀 2.40

2.40

Forty-second year (gengwu): The Prince was seventeen years old (according to the Sūtra of Former Deeds, he took a consort at nineteen). The Śākya brāhmaṇa Mahānāma had a daughter named Yaśodharā, whose appearance was dignified and whose wisdom surpassed others. The King dispatched an envoy to welcome her as the Prince's consort. The Prince constantly cultivated dhyāna contemplation, and never engaged in marital relations with his consort (Sūtra on Cause and Effect). The Prince had three consorts: first, Gopī; second, Yeweitan (who is Yaśodharā); third, Luye (Mṛgadāvā). Because there were three wives, he established three seasonal palaces for them, with twenty thousand palace maidens in the palaces (Twelve Excursions Sūtra. The Commentary states: The Weicengyou and Ruiying both state that Rāhula was the son of Gopī; the Lotus and Nirvāṇa both state that he was Yaśodharā's son. How are the two senses reconciled? Perhaps the former sūtras mention the foster mother, while this sūtra mentions the birth mother. The Commentary on the Great Perfection of Wisdom states that Gopyā is the Jewel Woman; being barren, she is Gopī, so we know he was definitely Yaśodharā's son. The Ruiying jing states he took a consort at seventeen).