KUSHINAGAR , GOUTHAMA BUDDHA PARINIRVANA PLACE ,CREMATED PLACE OF BUDDHA

                                           

Kushinagar one of the four holy places of buddhist

1. Lumbini ; (nepal) this is the birthplace of gautama buddha  
2. Bodhgaya (bihar state in india) :the place of enlightenment
3. Sarnath (uttar pradesh state in india) ;the place of gautama buddha given first sermon to his five friends
4. Kushinagar (uttar pradesh state in india ) ;it important pilgrimage because buddha attained parinirvana after his death it international buddhist pilgrimage centre
   
   
   

kushinagar is a holy place, who are practice buddhism and other religious also, and it s popular pilgrimage destination . It is not domestic pilgrimage it s international center ,the followers of buddhism especially from asian countries like china, japan ,sri lanka,thailand,tibet, cambodia,laos,burma,vietnam,they wish to visit these place at least once in their life time . Because gautama buddha attained mahaparinirvana ( death)  his death at kushinagar that's way buddhist believe that kushinagar holy place

In kushinagar ramabhar stupa was built over a portion of buddha's ashes on the spot where lord buddha was cremated

uttar pradesh govt also decided to construct to world largest buddha statue in kushinagar ,kushi nagar lie between lumbini and sarnath

Lost words of buddha;be hold now brethren i exhort you saying decay  is inherent in all component things work out your salvation with diligence

LOCATION

Kushinagar located eastern parts of uttar pradesh state in india ,Kushinagar  is located indo gangetic plain in india 

 LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

• 26.7399 north latitude
• 83.8870 east longitude

MSL ( MEAN SEA LEVEL)

Kushinagar  elevation  79 meter above sea level or 260 ft 

CLIMATE OF KUSHINAGAR

Generally worm and temperate condition in kushinagar,in these are lot of variation in winter and summer

•  Average Highest temperature 31.4 c or 88.5 f
• Average lowest temperature 16.3 c or 61.3 f
• Average rain fall with in the year    1261 mm

LOCAL LANGUAGE

• Hindi

 BEST TIME TO VISIT TO KUSHINAGAR

• November to february

HISTORY OF KUSHINAGAR

Kushinagar is a final resting place of buddha , kushinagar a buddhist pilgrimage center .Gautama buddha attain parinirvana in the 5th century  483 BCE 

The kushinagar re invented by alexander cunning hum the first archaeological servaior of india and after followed by cl carlier who exposed the main stupa and alsop discovered 6.10 mt long statue reclining buddha in 1876

• PARINIRVANA STUPA 

The recelling nirvana statue of buddha is parinirvana stupa . the statue is 6.10 mt long and made with monolithic red stone . It represented dying buddha

• RAMABHAR STUPA
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Rambar stupa also called a mukthbandan chaitya is a cremation place of buddha this site is 1.5 km east of the main nirvana temple

 8. HISTORY OF BUDDHA 

9. GOLDEN WORDS OF BUDDHA

10.ABOUT BUDDHISM

11.JEWEL OF BUDDHISM

VISITING HOURS AND TIMINGS

• Stupa opening all days in a week  there is no holy day even on the day of national holidays
• Stupa opening morning 8;00 a to 6;00pm
•  no entry fees for stupa 

VISITING PLACES IN KUSHINAGAR

• Parinirvana stupa 
• Buddha temple 
• Myanmar stupa
• Vietnam stupa
• Thai temple
• Japanese temple
• Golden temple
• Mathakur shrine
• Chinese temple
• Japan chinese buddhist centers
• Bhojanalay
• Korean temple
• Buddhist museum

SOME CITIES FROM KUSHINAGAR

• Delhi-----------876 km 
• Calcutta-------323 km
• Lucknow------809 km
• Bhopal--------980 km 
• Hyderabad----- 1471 km
• Mumbai-------1699 km
• Kochi--------2593 km
• Bangalore----2063 km
• Sarnath-------229 km
• Bodhgaya---331 km

NEAREST AIR PORT 

Gorakhpur air port 

NEAREST RAILWAY STATION

Gorakhpur 

ROAD WAYS

No 28 Highway connected  kushinagar . khanpur, jhansi,lucknow,gorakhpur 

OTHER BUDDHIST PLACES IN  INDIA

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   Bodh gaya ( bihar)
2. Kushinagar (uttar pradesh)
3. kapilavastu  ( uttar pradesh)
4. sravasti ( uttar pradesh)
5. Rajgiri ( uttar pradesh)
6. Dharamshala (himachal pradesh)
7. Tawang (arunachal pradesh)
8. Sanchi (madhya pradesh)
9. Rumtek monastery  (gangtok)
10. Vaishali  (bihar)
11. Mindrolling monastery(dehradun
12. Leh ladakh  ( jammu and kashmir)
13. Golden temple ( coorg )
14. spitivally (himachal pradesh)
15. Dhamma setu ( tamil nadu)
16. Sariputra ( bihar)
17. Key montessori (
18. Karla bajwa caves
19. Bhojana konda ( andhra pradesh)
20. ajanta caves( maharashtra)
21. Amaravathi ( andhra pradesh ) 
22. Nagarjunakonda ( andhra pradesh)
23. Ellora caves ( maharashtra)

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