 Anathapindika founded the Jetavana Monastery in Savatthi, considered one of the two most important temples in the time of the historic Buddha, the other being Migāramātupāsāda.Anathapindika was born into a wealthy merchant family in Savatthi with the birth name Sudatta, and was a relative of Subhūti, one of the Buddha's principal disciples.He received the nickname "Anathapindika", literally "one who gives alms ("piṇḍa") to the unprotected ("anātha")", due to his reputation of loving to give to those in need.