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'''Anathapindika''' (Skt. ''Anāthapiṇḍada''), whose name literally means “Giver of alms to those without protection” was a wealthy householder and patron of the [[Buddha]]. He is most famous for having given the Buddha and his monks the famous [[Jetavana]] grove in [[Shravasti]], where one of the first buddhist [[vihara]]s or monasteries was built. | '''Anathapindika''' (Pal.; Skt. ''Anāthapiṇḍada''; Tib. [[མགོན་མེད་ཟས་སྤྱིན་]], ''gönmé zé jin'', [[Wyl.]] ''mgon med zas sbyin''), whose name literally means “Giver of alms to those without protection” was a wealthy householder and patron of the [[Buddha]]. He is most famous for having given the Buddha and his monks the famous [[Jetavana]] grove in [[Shravasti]], where one of the first buddhist [[vihara]]s or monasteries was built. | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*''[[The Hundred Deeds]]'', 8.42, 'A Story about Anāthapiṇḍada' | |||
[[Category:Historical Figures]] | [[Category:Historical Figures]] | ||
[[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:22, 20 December 2021
Anathapindika (Pal.; Skt. Anāthapiṇḍada; Tib. མགོན་མེད་ཟས་སྤྱིན་, gönmé zé jin, Wyl. mgon med zas sbyin), whose name literally means “Giver of alms to those without protection” was a wealthy householder and patron of the Buddha. He is most famous for having given the Buddha and his monks the famous Jetavana grove in Shravasti, where one of the first buddhist viharas or monasteries was built.
Further Reading
- The Hundred Deeds, 8.42, 'A Story about Anāthapiṇḍada'