Ancient buddha

Buddha's relics  According to Buddhist tradition, buddha died at  Kusinara  (present-kusinagar,india) which became pilgrimage center.  Ananda protested the Buddha's decision to enter Parinirvana in the abandoned jungle of kusinara of malla  kingdom. The buddha however is said to have reminded Ananda how kusinara was a landonce ruled by a rightous wheel- turning king and the appropriate place for him to die. Buddha's relics in india  The Buddha's a then asked all the attendant bhikkhus to clarify any doubts or question they had and cleared them all in a way which others could not do. They had none. According to Buddhist scriptures, he ten finally entered parinirvana. The Buddha's final words are reported to have been: “All composite things (sankhara) are perishable. Strive for your own liberation with diligence”. (in pali:‘vayadhamma sankhara appamadena sampadetha’)                           ...

 The Kesaria stupa : Built to honor Buddha's final days– Kesaria stupa According to some scholars, this is the place where prince Gautama cut his hair to renounce the world, after leaving his palace. Other scholars believe that actual place was nearer from kapilavastu.                          It is believed that the current structure was built somewhere between 200 AD and 750 AD to honor the location where buddha spent his begging bowl. The structure is a fine example of Buddhist architecture. In the time of Buddha, it was known as kessaputta. Lord buddha said to have made several announcements from here, which later formed part of the Jatka tales . Huen tsang mentions having seen the grand stupa in kia-shi-po-lo (kesariya) but it was deserted and vegetation had overgrown. It is believed that lord buddha spent a night at this place before his nirvana and have his begging-bowl to the lichhivis . Lichhivis are all...

The bhamala Buddhist archelogy complexsite  close to khanpur dam at the head of haro valley. The stupa and the monastery date back to 2nd century. They are uniquely significant in gandhara civilization. The largest surviving example particular cross like stupa that resembles to the pyramids. Th e site of the discovery of the world’s oldest ‘Maha Pari Nirvana’ statue which depicts the death of Buddha.                                    The statue which was discovered in 2016, is about 1700 years and 48 feet long. Noted for this archeological style the bhamala complex is said to belong to 2nd to 5th century BCE. The main stupa of Bhamala is unique, with a cruciform plan consisting of a tall square base for the dome above which offset projections for the steps can be seen on all four sides.   Buddhism flourished in what is now Pakistan some 2,300 years ago, after it took route under ...

This archeological site has a great history to tell with the ancient Buddhist stupas that you will find here.this stupa is discovered in the year 1982,these stupas are said to be about thousand year old and belonging to the ashoka's reign.you will find three large stupas carved small stupas out of 46 different stones. Devkothar also has five thousand years old rocky caves which are definitely very intriguing in their appearance. As an attempt to spread Buddhism in the vindhya region during the period of ashoka, the remains of lord Buddha were distributed to create these stupas. It is very important place for Buddhism followers. Dev kothar is a location of archaeological important in  Madhya Pradesh, central india.it is located about 5km of north west of katra village in rewa district at a distance of 75 km from rewa on rewa-allahabad road. The stupa of dev kothar was established by the mauryan king ashoka in 3rd century BCE. In the ancient time the site was located on ...