Buddha Shakyamuni

When the Prince was sixteen years old, King Suddhodana wanted to find a suitable princess for him to marry.^{1 p184, 2 p25, 7 p17} When he announced his desire to the befitting royal families, they refused to respond, saying, "Prince Siddhartha, although a very handsome prince, has had no proper education."

In order to dispel the doubts of the royal families, the King arranged a date for them to come and observe the Prince's learning. After the display of skills, everyone in the gathering was pleased with his abilities.^{1 p189} They all agreed to send their daughters of his age to a ceremony of choice, where the Prince can choose his future Queen.

The day that the royal princesses were all gathered, and the Prince had the opportunity of being introduced to them, the beautiful daughter of King Suppabuddha of the Koliya clan, won his heart. Her name was Yasodhara, She was also known as Bhaddakaccana, Bimba and Rahulamata.^{2 p26, 1 p197, 3 p11}

Both royal families were very delighted and made them united in marriage, at a grand festive wedding. A harem of thousands of young pretty princesses was also arranged to keep the Prince happy. The Prince and the Princess had a very happy married life for thirteen years.^{2 p26}