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Anathapindika (feeder of the orphans or helpless) (Sanskrit: Anāthapiṇḍada) was the chief lay disciple of Gautama Buddha. His given name was Sudatta. He was extremely wealthy and a patron of the Buddha. He gave Jeta Park to the Buddha having purchased it from Prince Jeta. He honored the Buddha with laying out 1.8 million gold pieces in the grove. Anathapindika upon death entered Tusita heaven or the heaven of the Bodhisattvas.
