Sankassa Archaeological Site

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Sankassa (also Sankasia, Sankissa and Sankasya) was an ancient city in India. The city came into prominence at the time of Gautama Buddha.

It is referred to as the royal city and the capital of Kusadhvaja, the brother of king Janaka in Valmiki's Ramayana and with Sankassa mentioned in Pali Buddhist texts as the place where Buddha accompanied with Brahma and Indra descended from the trayastrimsa heaven after preaching the dhamma to his mother Mayadev.

According to a Buddhist source, it was thirty leagues from Savatthi. Currently it has ruins of old monasteries and Buddhist monuments.
It is rarely visited by pilgrims since it is difficult to go to, and there are not many facilities.
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Coordinates:   27°20'4"N   79°16'16"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago