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Parinirvana Stupa and Parinirvana Temple
Kushinagar,Uttar Pradesh Phone: Not AvailableAbout
The important Parinirvana Stupa, Kushinagar is the huge Stupa which was built ages back and dedicated to Lord Buddha. One of the huge Stupas in Kushinagar made of bricks was excavated by Carlyle in the year 1876. The Brahmi inscriptions on the walls of the Parinirvana Stupa, Kushinagar states that the cremated remains of Lord Buddha are deposited here. One of the huge copper vessels was also unearthed at this site. The remains of the Parinirvana Stupa, Kushinagar when excavated by the archaeologists was covered in a 40 foot high mound of bricks which was surrounded by a dense thorny forest.
