མགོན་མེད་ཟས་སྦྱིན། | Glossary of Terms

A wealthy patron who donated Jetavana to the saṅgha.

A lay follower of the Buddha.

A wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī who became a patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought Prince Jeta’s park, the Jetavana, to be the Buddha’s first monastery, a place where the monks could stay during the monsoon. Although his Sanskrit name is Anāthapiṇḍada, he is better known in the West by the alternative form Anāthapiṇḍika. Both mean “one who gives food to the destitute.” Pali: Anāthapiṇḍika.

Benefactor of the Buddha.

A wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī, famous for his generosity to the poor, who became a patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought Jetavana from Prince Jeta and built there a monastery for the Buddha. He is also well known by the Pāli rendering of his name, Anāthapiṇḍika.

A wealthy merchant from the city of Śrāvastī who was a great patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni and the saṅgha. He is better known in the West by the alternative form Anāthapiṇḍika.

Anāthapiṇḍada was a wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī, who became a patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought the land from Prince Jeta to serve as the Buddha’s first monastery.

A principal benefactor of the Buddha; he was the wealthy merchant who acquired Prince Jeta’s Grove, i.e., the Jetavana, and donated it to the Buddhist community.

An important benefactor of the Buddha who donated the Jeta Grove outside of Śrāvastī to the Buddhist community.

A famous benefactor of the Buddha.

A principal benefactor of the Buddha; he was the wealthy banker who acquired the grove of Prince Jeta, i.e., Jeta Grove, and donated it to the Buddhist community.

Anāthapiṇḍada was a wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī, who became a patron of Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought the Jeta Park there to be the Buddha’s first monastery. He is better known in the West by the alternative Pāli form Anāthapiṇḍika.

A wealthy layman and famous benefactor of the Buddha who purchased the Jetavana and donated it to the Buddhist community.

Anāthapiṇḍada was a wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī, famous for his generosity to the poor, who became a patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought the Jeta Grove from Prince Jeta, and built there a monastery for the Buddha. He is better known in the West by the alternative Pāli form Anāthapiṇḍika.

Wealthy lay disciple of the Buddha who offered him his park in Śrāvastī, the Jeta Grove.

A wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī, famous for his generosity to the poor, who became a patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought Prince Jeta’s Grove (Skt. Jetavana), to be the Buddha’s first monastery, a place where the monks could stay during the monsoon. Although his Sanskrit name is Anāthapiṇḍada, he is better known in the West by the Pāli form of his name, Anāthapiṇḍika. Both mean “the one who gives food to the destitute.”

A wealthy layman and famous benefactor of the Buddha who purchased the Jetavana and donated it to the Buddhist community. He is better known in the West by the alternative Pāli form Anāthapiṇḍika.

Anāthapiṇḍada was a wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī, famous for his generosity to the poor, who became a patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought the Jeta Grove from Prince Jeta and built there a monastery for the Buddha. He is also well known by the Pali rendering of his name, Anāthapiṇḍika.

An important benefactor of the Buddha who donated the Jeta Grove outside of Śrāvastī to the Buddhist community.

An important benefactor of the Buddha who purchased a plot of land on the outskirts of Śrāvastī that belonged to Prince Jeta and then donated it to the Buddhist community.

A principal benefactor of the Buddha; he was the wealthy banker from Śrāvastī who acquired the grove of Prince Jeta, i.e., Jeta Grove, and donated it to the Buddhist community.

A wealthy householder of Śrāvastī renowned for his generosity. He spent a small fortune to purchase the grove of Prince Jeta, built a monastery there, and offered both to the Buddha.

Anāthapiṇḍada was a wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī who became a patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought the Jeta Grove there and offered it to the Buddha and the monastic community as a residence during the summer rainy season.

A wealthy householder of Śrāvastī renowned for his generosity. He spent a small fortune to purchase the grove of Prince Jeta, built a monastery there, and offered both to the Buddha.

An important benefactor of the Buddha Śākyamuni.

An important benefactor of the Buddha who donated the Jeta Grove outside of Śrāvastī to the Buddhist community.

A wealthy householder of Śrāvastī renowned for his generosity. He spent a small fortune to purchase the grove of Prince Jeta, built a monastery there, and offered both to the Buddha.

A wealthy merchant of Śrāvastī who became an early follower of the Buddha and an important donor; the spelling in Pali texts is Anāthapiṇḍika.

An important benefactor of the Buddha who donated the Jeta Grove outside of Śrāvastī to the Buddhist community.

A wealthy layman and famous benefactor of the Buddha who purchased the Jetavana and donated it to the Buddhist community. He is better known in the West by the alternative Pāli form Anāthapiṇḍika.

A wealthy merchant of Sāvatthi/Śrāvastī who became a follower of the Buddha from early on and an important donor. He bought Prince Jeta’s grove and donated it to the Buddha and the saṅgha. He is perhaps better known under his Pāli name Anāthapiṇḍika.

A wealthy merchant of Śrāvastī (Pāli. Sāvatthi) who became an early follower of the Buddha and an important donor.

A wealthy householder of Śrāvastī renowned for his generosity, he spent a small fortune to purchase the garden of Prince Jeta, built a monastery there, and offered both to the Buddha.

A wealthy patron-householder from Śrāvastī who donated Jetavana to the Buddha Śākyamuni and his monastic community.

A wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī, who became a patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought Prince Jeta’s Park, the Jetavana, to be the Buddha’s first monastery, a place where the monks could stay during the monsoon. Although his Sanskrit name is Anāthapiṇḍada, he is better known in the West by the alternative form Anāthapiṇḍika that is predominant in the Pāli canon. Both mean “the one who gives food to the destitute.”

A wealthy merchant in the town of Śrāvastī, who became a patron of the Buddha Śākyamuni. He bought Prince Jeta’s Park, the Jetavana, to be the Buddha’s first monastery, a place where the monks could stay during the monsoon. Although his Sanskrit name is Anāthapiṇḍada, he is better known in the West by the alternative form Anāthapiṇḍika that is predominant in the Pāli canon. Both mean “the one who gives food to the destitute.”