Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c18.549

v1.c18.549

Near Jetavana was evidently a monastery of the heretics where Ciñcā-māṇavikā spent her nights while hatching her conspiracy against the Buddha.¹⁶ There seems to have been a playground just outside Jetavana used by the children of the neighbourhood, who, when thirsty, would go into Jetavana to drink.¹⁷ The high road to Sāvatthi passed by the edge of Jetavana, and travellers would enter the park to rest and refresh themselves.¹⁸ According to the Divyāvadāna,¹⁹ the thūpas of Sāriputta and Moggallāna were in the grounds of Jetavana and existed until the time of Asoka. Both Fa Hien²⁰ and Houien Thsang²¹ give descriptions of other incidents connected with the Buddha, which took place in the neighbourhood of Jetavana—e.g., the murder of Sundarikā, the calumny of Ciñcā, Devadatta's attempt to poison the Buddha, etc.