Kuśīnagar

Buddhism · Uttar Pradesh, India

Kuśīnagar in eastern Uttar Pradesh is where, according to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha passed into mahāparinirvāṇa, his final release, at the age of eighty. With Lumbinī, Bodh Gayā and Sārnāth, it is one of the four principal pilgrimage places named by the Buddha himself in the scriptures.

The Mahāparinirvāṇa Temple houses a large reclining image of the Buddha, and the Rāmabhar Stūpa marks the place of his cremation. Pilgrims from across Asia visit, especially in the cooler months.

Uttar Pradesh, India · Buddhism · Mahāparinirvāṇa · Rāmabhar Stūpa

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