Sravasti.In Sanskrit, it means City of Glory. And in the time of the Buddha, Sravasti was indeed one of the country’s most glorious cities. Situated in the fertile Gangetic plain, it was the capital of the kingdom of Kosala and home to over 180 million people – amongst them a wealthy merchant named Sudatta. While visiting his brother in the capital of the neighboring kingdom, Sudatta met the Buddha shortly after he had attained Enlightenment. He was so moved by the Buddha’s words that he immediately invited him to spend the rainy season in Sravasti as his guest. The Buddha accepted. Sudatta returned to Sravasti to prepare a dwelling for the Buddha. He had found the ideal location in a wooded park that belonged to Prince Jeta, but the prince refused his offers to buy the
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