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Kushinagar is where the Buddha finally
attained Mahaparmirvana. Amongst the ruins
are the Mukutbandhan Stupa and a beautiful
statue of the reclining Buddha.
At Gorakhpur, en-route to Kushinagar, there
is the Rahul Sankritayan Museum with a
collection of thangka paintings.
An inscribed relic casket was dug out of the
ruins of a stupa at Piprahwa, now identified
as Kapilavastu.ermon.
How to get there
Air :- Varanasi is nearest
airport(280 kms) away.
Rail :- Gorakhpur Railway station, 51
kms away.
Road :- The main bus terminus in
Gorakhpur is a three minute walk from the
railway station. |