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The Banyan Park

Nigrodhārāma

Outside Kapilavatthu (location depends on the dispute over Kapilavatthu)

Modern Location References

Candidate locations

The original text notes that the park's site is undetermined because of the dispute over . The candidate names of the two possible areas are kept for now, and the ancient city's coordinates are not copied to stand in for the park.

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Region
The Sakyans and the Kapilavatthu area

Related Events (7)

Year 7 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 41

The Buddha teaches the verses on “One Fortunate Night” in the Heaven of the Thirty-three

Year 15 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 49

The Buddha keeps his 15th rains retreat at Kapilavatthu

Year 15 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 49

Discourses and rules that state a rains retreat at Kapilavatthu

Events of uncertain year

The Buddha returns to Kapilavatthu, and King Suddhodana attains realization

Events of uncertain year

Rāhula goes forth, and the rule requiring parental consent is laid down

Events of uncertain year

Mahāpajāpatī asks for the first time to go forth

Events known only to fall within a span of years

The death of Devadatta

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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。