Vesālī

Vesālī

Basarh (Vaishali), Bihar

Modern Location References

Approximate reference

Uses the approximate centre of the Vaishali/Kolhua site group as submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India to UNESCO; the original text maps it to Basarh, and the marker does not represent the ancient city's boundaries.

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Region: The Vajjians and Vesālī

Related Events (24)

Year 5 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 39

The Buddha keeps the fifth rains retreat in the Hall with the Peaked Roof at Vesālī

Year 5 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 39

King Suddhodana attains arahantship and dies

Year 5 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 39

Mahāpajāpatī goes forth, and the community of nuns is founded

Year 5 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 39

The first of the gravest rules as recorded in the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya

Year 6 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 40

The second to fourth of the gravest rules as recorded in the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya

Year 12 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 46

The retreat ends, and the Buddha takes leave of the brahmin and accepts his offering

Year 12 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 46

Sudinna of Kalanda village goes forth

Year 20 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 54

Sudinna returns home and has intercourse with his former wife

Year 20 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 54

The Buddha lays down the first rule of the gravest class

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

At Vesālī the Buddha teaches mindfulness and clear comprehension

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

Ambapālī invites the Buddha to a meal, and the Licchavis compete for the invitation

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

Ambapālī offers a meal and donates her mango grove

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

The brahmin Pishatuoye invites the Buddha to a meal

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

The Buddha keeps his last rains retreat at Beluva village

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

Sāriputta and Moggallāna pass away before the Buddha

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

The Buddha relinquishes the life force and announces that he will pass away in three months

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

The Buddha assembles his disciples and announces that he will pass away in three months

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

The Licchavis ask the Buddha to remain and see him off

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

The Buddha looks back at Vesālī for the last time

Events known only to fall within a span of years

The fourth gravest rule laid down after twenty years

Events known only to fall within a span of years

Mahāpajāpatī and five hundred nuns pass away

Events known only to fall within a span of years

A journey recorded in the Pali Vinaya

Events known only to fall within a span of years

King Bimbisāra escorts the Buddha to the Ganges

Events known only to fall within a span of years

A journey from Rājagaha to Vesālī recorded in the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya