Kesariya Tourism, Bihar India
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Kesariya Fast Facts
- State: Bihar
- District: East Champaran
- Famous for/as: Buddhists sites
- Population: 5,082,868
- Area: 3,968 km2 (1,532 sq mi)
- Language: Hindi and English
- Best Season: October to March
- Weather: Summer: 40-30C Winter: 20C -10 C
- Clothing: Light cotton in summer and woolen in winter
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- STDCode: 06252
Kesariya, India Overview
One of the famous Buddhists sites, Kesaria in the East Champaran district of Bihar is home to one of the most striking architectural remains of ancient India. The colossal Buddhist Stupa, excavated here in 1998 by The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), is hailed as the largest in the world. With a height of 104 feet and circumference of almost 1400 feet, this imposing structure is larger than the Borobudur sputa in Indonesia. Located in a serene ambience, the Kesaria stupa is a testimony to the greatness of the ancient Buddhist architecture and stands out as a worthy emblem of a great religion.
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Kesariya, India History
Kesariya is located 55 km north west of Vaishali in the state of Bihar in India. In the time of the Buddha, it was known as Kessaputta. The place was the venue where the Buddha delivered His famous Kalama Sutta to the Kalama people. Through this discourse, the Buddha urged His followers to analyse His teachings thoroughly before accepting them. The details of the discourse can be found in the The Buddha's Charter of Free Inquiry: Kalama Sutta, Wheel No 8. Also, as per legends, the Buddha left Vaishali for Kusinara (Kushinagar) in the last year of His life. As He proceeded on His journey, a large group of Vijjians joined Him and declined to leave. When they reached Kessaputta, the Buddha persuaded them to leave. The crowd was unhappy, so just to cheer them up gave His begging bowl. A stupa, later came up at this site to commemorate the incident. This stupa was visited by both Fa-hien as well as Hieun Tsang. Both these Chinese traveller left brief details of their visiting experience to this stupa. The stupa has five large terraces each of which varies in shape and enshrines a life like statue of Lord Buddha. When seen from above, the stupa gives an impression of a mandala. The stupa was measured by Cunningham who found that the circumference was 1400 feet while the height was 51 feet. He also worked out that originally, the dome of the stupa would have been 70 feet tall. Excavation and restoration work on the stupa is still under process.