What is "buddhamitra"

Buddhamitrā (born ca. 60) was a Buddhist nun from India during the Kushan Empire. She is remembered because of dated inscriptions on images of bodhisattvas and the Buddha that she erected in three cities near the Ganges river. They mark her success in attracting money and patronage to the Sarvāstivāda, the sect of Buddhism to which she belonged.

Buddhamitra may refer to:

• Buddhamitra (born circa 60) was a Buddhist nun from India.
• Buddhamitra (Zen Patriarch), the ninth Indian Patriarch of Zen Buddhism