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Ashoka Pillar Kaushambi (Excavation site of ancient ruins)
Famous Buddhist place where Lord Buddha spent his precious 4 months of rainy season.
Ashoka the great also gave importance to this place and positioned an Asokan Pillar in Kaushambi which has its inscriptions there in Pali. A Jaina temple was also constructed in Kaushambi. Both, the pillar and the temple still exist there and the ruins of Vatsa empire and its University are till date being excavated by different archaeologists.
Famous Buddhist place where Lord Buddha spent his precious 4 months of rainy season.
Ashoka the great also gave importance to this place and positioned an Asokan Pillar in Kaushambi which has its inscriptions there in Pali. A Jaina temple was also constructed in Kaushambi. Both, the pillar and the temple still exist there and the ruins of Vatsa empire and its University are till date being excavated by different archaeologists.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaushambi_district#History
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 25°20'42"N 81°23'13"E
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