Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.1506

v2.c35.1506

⁴ In her birth as Saṅghadāsī, she gave the five products of the cow to twenty thousand monks, begging them to eat; hence the escaping of the cattle for her benefit (DhA. i. 397). Visākhā’s relations continued to send her costly gifts even after her marriage. The Udāna (ii. 9) contains a story of a dispute she had with the customs-officers regarding the duty they levied on one of her presents. She visited Pasenadi several times, trying to get the matter settled; but he had no time to give to the matter, and, in the end, she sought consolation from the Buddha.