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परिनिर्वाण स्तूप
Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh · 26.7410°, 83.8880°
Marks the place where the Buddha is held to have attained parinirvana, one of the four principal Buddhist pilgrimage sites. Ashoka is said to have visited around 260 BCE and raised stupas here; the vaulted chamber sheltering the 6.1 m reclining Buddha was in place by the Gupta period, the ruins were excavated in 1877 and restored by the ASI, and the present temple was built by the Government of India in 1956.
Buddhist tradition relates that after forty-five years of teaching the Buddha reached Kushinagar gravely ill, ordained his last disciple, and passed into parinirvana lying on his right side with his head to the north.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern (over Gupta-era remains)