1. Migára. A setthi of Sávatthi. His son, Punnavaddhana, married Visákhá. He was evidently not as rich as Visákhá’s father, Dhanańjaya, for he drove back, on the plea that he could not afford to feed them, the large retinue who wished to follow Visákhá, to her new home. Migára was a follower of the Niganthas, and was angry when Visákhá refused to wait on them and pay homage to them when they visited his house. One day, while Migára was eating and Visákhá was standing by his side fanning him, a monk stopped at their door, and Visákhá stepped aside that Migára might see him. But Migára refused to notice the monk, whom, therefore, Visákhá asked to go away, saying that Migára ate "stale food" (puránam). This greatly annoyed Migára, and he ordered her to be cast out of the house. But the servants refused to carry out his orders, and he was obliged to agree to Visákhá's suggestion that the matter should be submitted for arbitration to the eight householders who had accompanied her to enquire into disputes of such a nature. To them, therefore, Migára recited a list of all his grievances against Visákhá, but she was adjudged quite innocent and threatened to return at once to her father. Migára begged her to stay, and she agreed on condition that he invited the Buddha and his monks for a meal. He did so, but the Niganthas would not allow him to wait upon the Buddha. At the conclusion of the meal, however, out of politeness, he insisted on listening to the Buddha's sermon, if only from behind a screen. At the conclusion of the sermon Migára became a sotápanna, and, realizing the error of his ways, adopted Visákhá as his mother by sucking her breast. Henceforth Visákhá was called Migáramátá. The next day, again, the Buddha was invited, and Migára's wife became a sotápanna. From that day onwards they kept open house for the Buddha and his monks. As a token of his gratitude, Migára held a great festival in honour of Visákhá, to which the Buddha and his monks were invited. She was bathed in sixteen pots of perfumed water and presented with a jeweled ornament called Ghanamatthakapasádhana (DhA.i.387ff.; AA.i.220; MA.i.471f). It is probably this same Migára whose grandson was called Sálha (q.v.) Migáranattá; but see Migára (2).
2. Migára. Son of Visákhá and Punnavaddhana. DhA.i.407; AA.i.313 says he was their eldest son.
3. Migára Rohaneyya. A very rich setthi of Sávatthi. Ugga, Pasenadi's minister, mentions him during a visit to the Buddha and remarks on his immense wealth. But the Buddha reminds him that Migára's treasure is not real treasure in that it is subject to various dangers fire, water, kings, robbers, enemies and heirs. A.iv.7.
The Commentary says (AA.ii.697) that Migára was called Rohaneyya because he was the grandson of Rohanasetthi. He is probably to be distinguished from Visákhá's son.
4. Migára. A general of Kassapa I. He built a parivena called after himself and a house for an image of Abhiseka Buddha, for which he also instituted a festival. Cv.xxxix.6, 40.