Kusinārā

Kusinārā

Kasia (Kushinagar), Uttar Pradesh

Modern Location References

Approximate reference

Uses the approximate centre of the Kushinagar site group as submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India to UNESCO, to mark the modern location; it is not the exact spot of the Buddha's passing.

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Region: The Mallas (Kusinārā and Pāvā)

Related Events (25)

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

Gravely ill after the meal, the Buddha still sets out for Kusinārā

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

Pukkusa the Malla presents robes of cloth of gold

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

The Buddha gives instructions that his body be treated as a wheel-turning monarch's

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

The Buddha gives instructions on the treatment of Channa

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

The Buddha reaches Kusinārā and lies down between the twin trees

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

The Buddha asks Upavāṇa to step aside

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

The Buddha names the four sacred places worthy of pilgrimage

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

Ānanda asks how monastics should behave towards women

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

Ānanda weeps, and the Buddha praises him

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

The Buddha says Kusinārā was once the capital of King Mahāsudassana

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

The Mallas of Kusinārā come to pay homage to the Buddha

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

Two deathbed conversions found in some accounts

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

The last disciple, Subhadda, goes forth

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

Members of other sects must serve a probation before going forth

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

The Buddha's final instructions

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

The Buddha speaks his last words and passes away (final nirvana)

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

Gods and disciples speak verses, and Anuruddha stops the weeping

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

Ānanda goes into the city to inform the Mallas

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

The body is honoured for seven days and moved to the cremation ground as the gods intend

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

The Mallas take the relics into the city and guard them

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

The countries send envoys demanding a share of the relics

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

A brahmin divides the relics into eight equal portions

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

The dates of the division of the relics and the building of the stūpas

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

What followed: Mahākassapa initiates the First Council

Events known only to fall within a span of years

A journey recorded in the Pali Vinaya