he sent a letter to King BimbAsara to ask for permission to move one of the patrons from that kingdom to live in the new city. King BimbasAra sent VisAkhA's father as patron to the new city. Before long, the patron got all the finances of the city properly organized and Saketu became one of the most

pily married life Finally for the married couple we are fortunate to have passed down to us in the Buddhist tradition the ten-fold advice given to VisAkhA by her father Dhanaficaya on the day of her wedding (DhA.i.384ff.): Don't let the fire inside go outside: don't go spreading the secret problems f

Ciiica MAAavika who supported ascetic sects. She was also a very beautiful woman — the local beauty of SAvatthE and also a competitor of VisAkhA. VisAkhA supported Buddhism throughout her life. In that time, they would always invite celebrities to do the opening ceremony for local events. Buddhists