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Based on the sutras, the Vinaya and later commentaries
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The Nerañjarā river

Nerañjarā

Present-day Phalgu river (Lilajan)

Modern Location References

Not yet located

A river is a linear feature; this version has not yet verified the corresponding stretch or the ancient course, and does not use a single coordinate to stand for the whole river.

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Region
Magadha (the Rājagaha area)

Related Events (10)

The Buddha at 29 to 35 · The Quest and the Austerities

Arrives at Uruvelā, and five ascetics come to attend him

The Buddha at 29 to 35 · The Quest and the Austerities

Six years of austerities

The Buddha at 35 · The Eve of the Awakening

Bathes in the river and accepts an offering of milk-rice

The Buddha at 35 · The Eve of the Awakening

Accepts the auspicious grass and makes his vow beneath the Bodhi tree

The Buddha at 35 · The Eve of the Awakening

Repels the assault of Māra

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

The Buddha awakens beneath the Bodhi tree

Year 1 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 35

A group of discourses given beneath the banyan tree soon after the Awakening

Year 2 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 36

The Buddha converts Uruvela Kassapa and his five hundred disciples

Year 2 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 36

Kassapa's two younger brothers go forth with their disciples

Events of uncertain year

King Suddhodana sends envoys, and Kāḷudāyī urges the Buddha to return home

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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。