Kushinagar OverviewKushinagar, near Gorakhpur in North-East Uttar Pradesh, is the place where Lord Buddha achieved salvation. During his last few hours, Buddha desired to leave his corporeal body at the Sal grove on the banks of the Hiranyavati river in Kushinagar. The Mahaparinirvana temple here enshrines a 6 metre long statue of the Buddha in the Parinirvana posture.
A very large statue of Buddha, carved on a single piece of red sandstone is situated here. The great Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka, built this statue. All three famous Chinese scholars Fa Hien, Huen Tsang, and I-tsing visited Kushinagar, whic ...
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