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Pāṭaliputta

Pāṭaligāma / Pāṭaliputta

Present-day Patna, Bihar

Modern Location References

Approximate reference

Mapped to modern Patna as in the original text; the modern city's reference coordinates are used, with no precise location of the ancient boundaries of Pāṭaliputta or of the river crossing.

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Region
Magadha (the Rājagaha area)

Related Events (4)

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

At Pāṭaliputta the Buddha teaches lay people the benefits of keeping the precepts

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

The Buddha predicts that Pāṭaliputta will become a great city

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

The ministers offer a meal to the Buddha, who speaks a verse of blessing

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

The Buddha crosses the Ganges by supernormal power

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Source text

日期怎麼讀

成道第幾年
從佛陀成道開始，每經過一次雨季安居算一年，每一年算到安居結束為止；所有年歲一律依二十九歲出家、三十五歲成道推算。
年份依據
區分經文自己明記、後世註解書記載、先後順序推定及年歲換算。
時間精確度
分別說明確定到日、月、年，或只能放入某幾年之間。
可信度
多派共傳、兩派記載、單派記載與後世補述，表達記載的共傳範圍；與時間及位置是否確定分開閱讀。