Piprahwa
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Piprahwa is a village near Siddharthnagar city in Siddharthnagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kalanamak rice, a scented and spicy variety, is grown in this area. It lies in the heart of the historical Buddha's homeland and is 9 miles from the world heritage site of Lumbini that is believed to be the place of Gautama Buddha's birth.
Key facts
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- Piprahwa
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- Piprahava
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- Stupa at Piprahwa
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- Uttar Pradesh
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- Siddharthnagar
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Passing of the Buddha
- Excavation by William Claxton Peppé
- The inscription
- Dating the reliquary urn and the stupa
- Authenticity
- Distribution of the relics
- Further excavations by the Archaeological Survey of India and the location of ancient Kapilavastu
- See also
- References
- Sources
Piprahwa is a village near Siddharthnagar city in Siddharthnagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kalanamak rice, a scented and spicy variety, is grown in this area. It lies in the heart of the historical Buddha's homeland and is 9 miles from the world heritage site of Lumbini that is believed to be the place of Gautama Buddha's birth.
Piprahwa is best known for its archaeological site and excavations that suggest that it was the burial place of the portion of the Buddha's ashes that were given to his own Shakya clan. A large stupa and the ruins of several monasteries as well as a museum are located within the site. Ancient residential complexes and shrines were uncovered at the adjacent mound of Ganwaria.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piprahwa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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