མགོན་མེད་ཟས་སྦྱིན་གྱི་ཀུན་དགའ་ར་བ། | Glossary of Terms

Known also as Jetavana, this was an important early site for the Buddha’s growing community. Anāthapiṇḍada, a wealthy patron of the Buddha, purchased the park, located outside Śrāvasti, at great cost, purportedly covering the ground with gold, and donated it to the saṅgha. It was there that the Buddha spent several rainy seasons and gave discourses there that were later recorded as sūtras. It was also the site for one of the first Buddhist monasteries.

This was an important early site for the Buddha’s growing community. Anāthapiṇḍada, a wealthy patron of the Buddha, purchased the park, located outside Śrāvasti, at great cost, purportedly covering the ground with gold, and donated it to the saṅgha. It was there that the Buddha spent several rainy seasons and gave discourses that were later recorded as sūtras. It was also the site for one of the first Buddhist monasteries.

The park on the outskirts of Śrāvastī that was purchased by the great patron of the Buddha, Anāthapiṇḍada, for the saṅgha’s use during the rainy season.

A name of one of the first Buddhist monasteries, which is located outside of Śrāvastī. The monastery is also known as Jeta Grove. Anāthapiṇḍada, a merchant and benefator of the Buddha, bought the land from Prince Jeta and donated it to the saṅgha. It is said that both names are used to acknowledge their mutual efforts in building the monastery. It was there that the Buddha spent several rainy seasons and gave discourses there that were later recorded as sūtras.

Also known as Jetavana; an important early site for the Sangha provided by the wealthy patron Anāthapiṇḍada outside Śrāvastī.

A name of one of the first Buddhist monasteries, which is located outside of Śrāvastī. The monastery is also known as Prince Jeta’s Grove. Anāthapiṇḍada, a merchant and benefactor of the Buddha, bought the land from Prince Jeta and donated it to the saṅgha. It is said that both names are used to acknowledge their mutual efforts in building the monastery. It was there that the Buddha spent several rainy seasons and gave discourses that were later recorded as sūtras.

An important early site for the Buddha’s growing community. Anāthapiṇḍada, a wealthy patron of the Buddha, purchased the park, located outside Śrāvastī, at great cost, purportedly covering the ground with gold, and donated it to the saṅgha. It was there that the Buddha spent several rainy seasons and gave discourses that were later recorded as sūtras.

A park to the south of the city of Śrāvastī. It was gifted to the Buddha and the monastic community by the merchant Anāthapiṇḍada, who had it prepared with several facilities, including the Buddha’s “fragrant lodge” (gandhakuṭī).

An important early Buddhist site located outside Śrāvastī. Anāthapiṇḍada, a wealthy patron of the Buddha, purchased the park at great cost, purportedly covering the ground with gold, and donated it to the saṅgha. The Buddha spent a number of rainy seasons there and gave discourses that were later recorded as sūtras. It was also the site of Jeta Grove, one of the earliest Buddhist monasteries.

A park in the Jetavana where the householder Anāthapiṇḍada built a monastery for the Buddha and his disciples.

Park given to the Buddha by the wealthy donor Anāthapiṇḍada.

An important early Buddhist site located outside Śrāvasti. Anāthapiṇḍada, a wealthy patron of the Buddha, purchased the park at great cost, purportedly covering the ground with gold, and he donated it to the saṅgha. It was there that the Buddha spent a number of rainy seasons and gave discourses that were later recorded as sūtras. It was also the site for one of the first Buddhist monasteries.