Jetavana

Mulagandhakuti. The remains of the Buddha's hut in Jetavana Monastery.
Translations of
Jetavana
EnglishJeta's grove
Sanskrit𑖕𑖸𑖝𑖪𑖡𑖸𑖡𑖯𑖞𑖢𑖰𑖜𑖿𑖚𑖟𑖭𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖨𑖯𑖦𑖾
(IAST: Jetavana anāthapiṇḍadārāma)
Burmeseဇေတဝန်ကျောင်းတော်
Chinese祇園精舍/祇园精舍
(Pinyin: Qíyuánjīngshè)
IndonesianJetavana
Japanese祇園精舎
(Rōmaji: Gionshōjya)
Korean기원정사(祇園精舎)
(RR: Giwonjeongsa)
Tamilஜேதவனம்
Thaiวัดเชตวัน
VietnameseJetavana
Glossary of Buddhism

Jetavana (lit.'Jeta's grove')[1][2] was one of the most famous of the Buddhist monasteries or viharas in India (present-day Uttar Pradesh). It was the second vihara donated to Gautama Buddha after the Venuvana in Rajgir. The monastery was given to him by his chief male patron, Anathapindika.

Jetavana is located just outside the old city of Savatthi. There was also an important vihara named Jetavana in Sri Lanka.

Jetavana was the place where the Buddha gave the majority of his teachings and discourses, having stayed at Jetavana nineteen out of 45 vassas, more than in any other monastery.[3] It is said that after the Migāramātupāsāda, a second vihara erected at Pubbarama close to Savatthi was built by the Buddha's chief female lay disciple, Visakha, the Buddha would dwell alternately between Jetavana and Migāramātupāsāda, often spending the day in one and the night in the other (SNA.i.336).

  1. ^ "Anathapindika: The Great Benefactor". www.accesstoinsight.org. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ Dhammika, Shravasti (1 December 2005). The Buddha and His Disciples. Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 9789552402807. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ DhA.i.3; BuA.3; AA.i.314