Anathapindita was famous one of generosity in Buddhism

 Anathapindita was the chief lay disciple of Gautama Buddha.  Anāthapiṇḍika (in Pāli), Anāthapiṇḍada (in Sanskrit), his name means feeder of the orphans or helpless. He was extremely wealthy and a patron of the Buddha; he was not only but also was the great benevolence in taking care of  orphans and poor people, but also a chief supporter of the Buddha. Anāthapiṇḍada bought a Jeta Park with laying out 1.8 million gold pieces in the grove. Then, he offered for the Enlightened One and the Buddhist Order. From this reason, he became famous of his unparalleled generosity to the Buddha.

Anāthapiṇḍada met the Buddha in the first year of his enlightenment. At that time, he had become on business while the Buddha was staying in the Sītavana, he found the Buddha walking up and down, meditating in the cool air of early dawn. The Buddha preached to him on various aspects of his teaching. Thus, Anāthapiṇḍada immediately realized the dharma eye, and attaining the first stage of enlightenment (Sotāpanna).

Anāthapiṇḍada had built the Jetavana monastery which located in Savatthi city of the Indian country. Jetavana was the place where the Buddha gave the majority of his teaching and discourses. The Buddha spent at Jetavana nineteen out of the fourteen times in the retreat of rainy season (vassas).

Let see some photos of Anāthapiṇḍada's stupa which was recorded by archaeologists in excavation in India.

Kachchi Kuti

This is the most important excavated structure situated in Maheth. It is identified with the stupa of Sudatta popularly known as Anathapindika as referred by the famous Chinese travelers Fa-Hien and Hiuen-Trang. It is known as Kachchi Kuti in view of fact that a sadhu made temporary shrine of Kachcha bricks on the top of this structure.

It represents structural remains of different periods beginning from 2^nd century AD to 12^th century AD. The different strata of the structure makes it very complicated to understand its identification. On the basis of large number of antiquities recovered from the site and nature of exposed structure, there appears to be a superimposition of a shrine belonging to Gupta period over a Buddhist stupa of Kushana period.

The pathway connects this structure with the city with the city gates known as Nausahra and Kandbhari gates.

Superintending Archaeologist

Archaeological Survey of India,

Lucknow Circle,

Lucknow.