Vaishali Tourism, Bihar India
(Vaishali is also known as Vesali)
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Vaishali Fast Facts
- State: Bihar
- District: Patna
- Famous for/as: Pilgrim
- Altitude: 52 m
- Language: Bihari, Hindi
- Best Season: Oct - Mar
- Weather: Summer 32 to 40°C, Winter 19 to 30°C
- Clothing: Light cotton in summer and woollen in winter
- Local Transport:
- Pincode: 201012
- STDCode: 0120
Vaishali, India Overview
The ancient town of Vaishali is often visited by tourists, and it is a hot tourist destination in eastern India. This town is located in the Indian state of Bihar. Vaishali is very famous and has been mentioned in various historical publications and even in popular mythology. The town is famous among both Buddhists and Jains, who travel here regularly. The vast ancient town is once said to have hosted 7707 parks and lotus ponds. You can see the ancient structures here that are still standing as a silent testimony to times of yore. An Ashokan Pillar can also be seen in the town of Vaishali. Jains flock to the town in dozens because this town is rumored to be the birthplace of Bhagwan Mahavira. The town is thus a very important religious destination for all Jains. Gautama Buddha is also said to have preached a sermon here, possibly his last. There are many monasteries and stupas in this region that attract a lot of tourist attention. The most famous stupas and places of Buddhist religious interest are Relic Stupa, World Peace Pagoda, Ananda Stupa and Kutagarasala Vihara. All these are must visit places that you shouldn’t miss during your trip to Vaishali.
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Vaishali, India History
Even before the advent of Buddhism and Jainism, Vaiśālī was the capital of the vibrant republican Licchavi state. In that period, Vaiśālī was an ancient metropolis and the capital city of the republic of the Vaiśālī state, which covered most of the Himalayan Gangetic region of present-day Bihar state, India. However, very little is known about the early history of Vaiśālī. The Vishnu Purana records 34 kings of Vaiśālī, the first being Nabhaga, who is believed to have abdicated his throne over a matter of human rights and believed to have declared: "I am now a free tiller of the soil, king over my acre." The last among the 34 was Sumati, who is considered a contemporary of Dasaratha, father of the Hindu god, Lord Rama.In the republic of Vaiśālī, Lord Mahavira was born. Gautama Buddha delivered his last sermon at Vaiśālī and announced his Parinirvana there. Vaiśālī is also renowned as the land of Ambapali (also spelled as Amrapali), the great Indian courtesan, who appears in many folktales, as well as in Buddhist literature. Ambapali became a disciple of Buddha.
A kilometer away is Abhishek Pushkarini, the coronation tank. The sacred waters of the tank anointed the elected representatives of Vaiśālī. Next to it stands the Japanese temple and the Vishwa Shanti Stupa (World Peace Pagoda) built by the Nipponzan Myohoji sect of Japan. A small part of the Buddha's relics found in Vaiśālī have been enshrined in the foundation and in the chhatra of the Stupa.Near the coronation tank is Stupa 1 or the Relic Stupa. Here the Lichchavis reverentially encased one of the eight portions of the Master's relics, which they received after the Mahaparinirvana. After his last discourse the Awakened One set out for Kushinagar, but the Licchavis kept following him. Buddha gave them his alms bowl but they still refused to return. The Master created an illusion of a river in spate which compelled them to go back. This site can be identified with Deora in modern Kesariya village, where Ashoka later built a stupa. Ānanda, the favourite disciple of the Buddha, attained Nirvana in the midst of the Ganges outside Vaiśālī.