Kushinagar Ramabhar Buddhist Stupa - Uttar Pradesh

Address

Kushinagar Ramabhar Buddhist Stupa, Anrudhwa, Kushinagar Uttar Pradesh 274402

Diety

Buddha

Introduction

Kushinagar is one of the ancient cities that are famous for its Stupas and temples. One of the most important monuments in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh in India is the Ramabhar Stupa, Kushinagar. Also called Mukutbandhan-Chaitya or Mukta-Bandhan Vihar in ancient Buddhist scriptures, Ramabhar Stupa is located approximately 1.5 km in the southeast of the Nirvana Temple. The site where the stupa stands is a highly venerated destination for the Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world. It is believed that Buddha was cremated exactly at this spot after his death. According to the facts, Lord Buddha had many discourses in Kushinagar in UttarPradesh.

Puranic Significance

According to Buddhist texts the stupa was constructed by the Malla Kings (6th century BCE) who ruled over Kushinagar during the lifetime of the Buddha. The design of its structure testifies to its ancient historic character. The stupa is built on a mound standing opposite the Kushinagar-Deoria road. It is built with bricks. With its circular base of 47.24 m, the stupa rises to a height of 14.9 m. Its drum like top has a diameter of 34.14 m. It is situated on the agricultural land having rice, sugarcane and wheat fields. There is also a pond-like water body close to it. Architecturally, this half-ruined stupa is little more than a dome-shaped clump of red bricks, but there’s an unmistakable aura about this place that is hard to ignore. This is where Buddha’s body is said to have been cremated, and monks and pilgrims can often be seen offering lotus flowers and meditating by the palm-tree-lined path that leads around the 34m-diameter structure.