Shravasti

Also known as Sravasti, Śrāvastī, Sāvatthī, Saheth Maheth

Shravasti (, ; ) is a town in Shravasti district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was the capital of the ancient Indian kingdom of Kosala where the Buddha lived most after his enlightenment. It is near the Rapti river in the northeastern part of Uttar Pradesh India, close to the Nepalese border.

Key facts

Ancient site.image: Shobhnath temple (5703067291) (cropped).jpg
Ancient site.caption: A temple of Jain tirthankara Sambhavanatha, Shravasti
Ancient site.map_type: Uttar Pradesh#India
Ancient site.location: Uttar Pradesh,
Ancient site.area: Shravasti district
Ancient site.relief: 1
Buddhist term.title: Shravasti
Buddhist term.sa: श्रावस्ती
Buddhist term.sa Latn: Śrāvastī
Buddhist term.pi: 𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻
Buddhist term.pi Latn: Sāvatthī
Buddhist term.my: သာဝတ္ထိမြို့

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Contents

Location
Nomenclature
History
Buddhist sources
Jaina sources
Hindu sources
Chinese pilgrims
Archaeological site
Contemporary Shravasti
Legacy
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Shravasti is one of the most revered sites in Buddhism. It is believed to be where the Buddha taught many of his Suttas (sermons), converted many of his famous disciples, and performed his "Sravasti miracles" – "great miracle" and "twin miracle" – a subject of numerous historic reliefs, statues and literature in Buddhism. Sravasti is also important to Hinduism and Jainism. The earliest manuscripts of both mention it and weave some of their legends in Sravasti. Archaeological excavations of the Sravasti site have unearthed numerous artworks and monuments related to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.