Sravasti
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Sravasti is an ancient city in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India, historically significant as one of the main centers of the Buddha’s teachings and early Buddhist monastic life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anathapindika
NERFINISHED
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Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ Jetavana Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ King Pasenadi of Kosala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buddhistTradition |
place where Buddha spent many rainy seasons (vassas)
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site of numerous discourses in the Pali Canon ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important site in Buddhist art and literature ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | post-Gupta period ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 150 km from Lumbini (approximate, cross-border)
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about 170 km from Lucknow ⓘ |
| etymology | name appears in Pali as Savatthi ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | time of Gautama Buddha (6th–5th century BCE) ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonasticSite |
Jetavana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pubbarama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf |
ancient city walls
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monastic complexes ⓘ pillars ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of national importance (India) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kosala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the main centers of the Buddha’s teachings
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early Buddhist monastic life ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uttar Pradesh
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northern India ⓘ |
| modernSiteName | Saheth-Maheth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Rapti River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearModernTown | Balrampur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageCircuit | Buddhist Sacred Sites of India and Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Terai plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionSignificance | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTourism | Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureMention |
Sutta Pitaka
NERFINISHED
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Tipitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinaya Pitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the ancient Kosala kingdom ⓘ |
| stateDistrict | Shravasti district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age urban center in the Ganges plain ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Buddhist pilgrims from East Asia
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Buddhist pilgrims from Myanmar ⓘ Buddhist pilgrims from Sri Lanka ⓘ Buddhist pilgrims from Thailand ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh