Visakha
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Viśākhā, also referred to as Migara's mother (Migāramāta), was one of the chief female lay disciple
s of the Buddha
. She became a stream-enterer
and died at the age of 120.
Viśākhā erected a monastery for the Buddha known as "Migāramātupāsāda" (Pali
for "Migara's mother's palace"), near Savatthi.
Sravaka
Shravaka or Śrāvaka or Sāvaka means "hearer" or, more generally, "disciple".This term is used by both Buddhists and Jains. In Jainism, a shravaka is any lay Jain...
s of the Buddha
Gautama Buddha
Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian...
. She became a stream-enterer
Sotapanna
In Buddhism, a Sotāpanna , Srotāpanna , or "stream-winner" is a person who has eradicated the first three fetters of the mind. Sotapanna literally means "one who entered the stream ", after a metaphor which calls the Noble Eightfold Path, 'a stream'...
and died at the age of 120.
Viśākhā erected a monastery for the Buddha known as "Migāramātupāsāda" (Pali
Páli
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for "Migara's mother's palace"), near Savatthi.
External links
- "Visakha: The Chief Female Lay Benefactor" from the "Paw Center."
- "Life of the Buddha: Visakha, Great Female Supporter" by Rev. Siridhamma (1983; 2004) from "BuddhaNet."
- "Visākhā"(5) from "Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names."
- "Migāramātupāsāda" from "Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names."