Māgha2
PersonA young man of Rājagaha who asked the Buddha whether rightfully obtained gifts bear great fruit and, on hearing the Buddha’s affirmative answer, became his follower.
A youth of Rājagaha. He visited the Buddha at Gijjhakūṭa and asked if he would gain greatly by the gifts he made to various people, gifts which were rightly obtained. The Buddha answered that his gifts would bear great fruit. At the end of the Buddha’s discourse, Māgha became his follower. This is the fifth sutta of the Mahā Vagga of the Suttanipāta. SN. pp.86 ff; SNA.ii.413 ff.
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