వైశాలి జిల్లా: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

 

=== స్థూపాలు ===

A kilometre away is [[Abhishek Pushkarini]], the coronation tank. The sacred waters of the tank anointed the elected representatives of Vaishali. Next to it stands the Japanese temple and the Vshwa Shanti Stupa ([[World Peace Pagoda]]) built by the [[Nipponzan Myohoji]] sect of Japan. A small part of the Buddha's relics found in Vaishali have been enshrined in the foundation and in the chhatra of the Stupa. Near the coronation tank is Stupa 1 or the Relic Stupa. Here the Lichchavis reverentially encased one of the eight portions of the Master's relics, which they received after the Mahaparinirvana. After his last discourse the Awakened One set out for [[Kushinagar]], but the [[Licchavi (clan)|Licchavi]]s kept following him. Buddha gave them his alms bowl but they still refused to return. The Master created an illusion of a river in spate which compelled them to go back. This site can be identified with Deora in modern [[Kesariya]] village, where [[Ashoka]] later built a stupa. [[Ananda]], the favourite disciple of the Buddha, attained Nirvana in the midst of the Ganges outside Vaishali.