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Kapilavastu (ancient city)
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Kapilavastu was an ancient city in the eastern Gangetic plains of the Indian subcontinent which was the capital of the clan gaṇasaṅgha or "republic" of the Shakyas in the late Iron Age, around the 6th
Procession of king Suddhodana from Kapilavastu, proceeding to meet his son the Buddha walking in mid-air (head raised at the bottom of the panel), and to give him a Banyan tree (bottom left corner). The dream of Maya at the top of the panel is a sure marker of Kapilavastu. Sanchi.
Procession of king Suddhodana from Kapilavastu, proceeding to meet his son the Buddha walking in mid-air (head raised at the bottom of the panel), and
Proposed site of Suddhodanda's Palace at Tilaurakot
Proposed site of Suddhodanda's Palace at Tilaurakot
Stupa at Piprahwa
Stupa at Piprahwa
Maya's dream of an elephant during her conception of the Buddha, an identifier of the city of Kapilavastu.
Maya's dream of an elephant during her conception of the Buddha, an identifier of the city of Kapilavastu.
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
Kapilavastu (ancient city)
…Buddhism in India its location faded into obscurity. There are now two sites near the border between Nepal and India which are claimed as Kapilavastu — Piprahwa in Uttar Pradesh, India and Tilaurakot in Nepal. Finds at the Piprahwa (including a reliquary found inside a mud stupa) indicate Buddhist activity…
Stupa at Piprahwa
Stupa at Piprahwa
The five reliquaries discovered in Piprahwa
The five reliquaries discovered in Piprahwa
Piprahwa vase with relics of the Buddha. The inscription reads ...salilanidhane Budhasa Bhagavate... "Relics of the Buddha Lord"
Piprahwa vase with relics of the Buddha. The inscription reads ...salilanidhane Budhasa Bhagavate... "Relics of the Buddha Lord"
Handwritten note by discoverer W. C. Péppe to Vincent Arthur Smith about the inscription, 1898
Handwritten note by discoverer W. C. Péppe to Vincent Arthur Smith about the inscription, 1898