Kushinara
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Kushinara is the ancient name of the Indian city now known as Kushinagar, revered in Buddhism as the place where Gautama Buddha attained parinirvana (final nirvana).
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist pilgrimage site
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archaeological site ⓘ historical city ⓘ |
| accessibleVia | Kushinagar Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration |
Kusinagara
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Kusinara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientPoliticalStatus | capital of the Malla republic ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine | teaching on impermanence at time of parinirvana ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | parinirvana of Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the four major Buddhist pilgrimage sites ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Kushinagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Mahaparinirvana Stupa
NERFINISHED
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Mahaparinirvana Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Matha Kuar Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ Rambhar Stupa NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient monastic ruins ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction |
destination for international Buddhist pilgrimage
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site for Buddhist meditation and worship ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important site in the Buddhist Circuit of India ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | modern town of Kushinagar ⓘ |
| languageOfAncientName | Pali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientRegion |
Kosala cultural sphere
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Malla territory ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Kushinagar district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gandak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInText |
Buddhist Vinaya texts
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Buddhist commentarial literature ⓘ Mahaparinibbana Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyUrbanCenter | Gorakhpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfFourHolySitesAlongWith |
Bodh Gaya
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Lumbini NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarnath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reveredInReligion |
Buddhism
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Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Malla mahajanapada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significanceInBuddhism | place where Gautama Buddha attained parinirvana ⓘ |
| timeOfBuddhaParinirvana | 5th–4th century BCE (traditional dating range) ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Ashoka
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Faxian NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Buddhist pilgrims ⓘ |
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