INFORMATION ABOUT KUSHINAGAR

Kushinagar or Kusinagar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kushinagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha died. The district of Kushinagar is named after the sacred death-place of Lord Buddha. At Kushinagar, Lord Buddha, an apostle of peace, comapassion and non-violence, attained Mahaparinirvana (Salvation) in 483 BC.

KUSHINAGAR HISTORY

The present Kushinagar is identified with Kushawati ( in pre- Buddha period ) and Kushinara (in Buddha period). Kushinara was the capital of Mallas which was one of the sixteen mahajanpads of the 6th Century B.C.

KUSHINAGAR TOURISM

The Places of Interest and Sight Seeing



• Mahaparinirvana Temple



• Nirvana Chaitya



• Ramabhar Stupa



• Matha Kuar Shrine



• Meditation Park



• Indo-Japanese-Srilanka Temple



• Wat Thai Temple



• Museum Ruins & Brick Structures