Laywoman Visākhā Migāramātāperson

Visākhā, Migāra's mother, was the great woman patron of Sāvatthī: the monastery in the Eastern Park, 'Migāra's Mother's Palace,' bore her name. Asked about the uposatha, she heard the noble observance rated above sovereign rule over sixteen great countries with all their jewels (AN 3.70), and returned for the eight-factored sabbath done as the perfected ones do (AN 8.43); she was taught the eight qualities that carry a lady to the Gods of the Agreeable Host, from being obliging to her husband to guarding his wealth (AN 8.47). When her beloved granddaughter died, the Buddha consoled her: would she really want all of Sāvatthī's people under her control, knowing they die daily? Whatever is under another's control brings sorrow (UD 2.9, UD 8.8).