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Four Sacred Sites of the Buddha's Life

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Kusinagar

Kusinagar, India: Place of Buddha's Death (Parinirvana)

Kusinara/Kusinagara/Kushinagar is the site of the Buddha's death, also known as parinirvana. It is here that the Buddha reclined between two trees as the chosen site for his final rest.
After reassurance from his disciples that they had no further questions, the Buddha took his rest.

The Mahaparinirvana Stupa marks the site today and is the location of the six meter long reclining Buddha in the parinirvana posture.

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Mahaparinirvana Temple Interior

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Mahaparinirvana Temple Exterior

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Mahaparinirvana Stupa

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This site created by Mary Muenster and Sarah Fendrick at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region", held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2011.