Visakha,
also known as Migaramata, was a wealthy aristocrat during the era of the
Gautama
Buddha. Born into
affluence in the kingdom of
Magadha, Visakha met the
Buddha at age seven,
attaining
Sotapanna, the first of the four
stages of
Enlightenment,
at that young age. Visakha later served as the Buddha's chief
patron, supporting him and the monastic community
generously and became renowned as the foremost female
lay disciple in generosity.
|