-
Buddha died and
attained parinirvana.
According to
Alexander Cunningham,
Kushinagara was
named for the
abundance of the
kusha gr****
found in this region....
- good condition, one
built by Ashoka. Past this
forest is the
country of
Kushinagara,
where towns and
villages are
deserted and in a
dilapidated condition...
- City of
Kushinagara in the 5th
century BCE
according to a 1st-century BCE
frieze in
Sanchi Stupa 1
Southern Gate....
- are: "The King of the
Mallakas bringing the
relics of the
Buddha to
Kushinagara",
right after the
death of the Buddha,
before the War itself. In this...
- parallel, the
Gupta kings built Buddhist temples such as the one at
Kushinagara, and
monastic universities such as
those at Nalanda, as
evidenced by...
- parallel, the
Gupta kings built Buddhist temples such as the one at
Kushinagara, and
monastic universities such as
those at Nalanda, as
evidenced by...
-
entered mahaparinir-vana is Kushinara,
while the
Sanskrit name for it is
Kushinagara, Kushinagri, Kushigrama, Kushigramaka, etc." Fida H****nain, The Fifth...