Guest guest Posted July 17, 2002 Report Share Posted July 17, 2002 Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos. IndianCivilization User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 "milliondollarbet" vaidix Mailing-List: list IndianCivilization; contact IndianCivilization-owner Wed, 17 Jul 2002 13:26:21 -0000 [indianCivilization] Buddha born in Orissa? http://headlines.sify.com/1017news4.html? headline='Buddha~was~born~in~Orissa,~not~Nepal' 'Buddha was born in Orissa, not Nepal' By Bibhuti Mishra in Bhubaneswar Research has revealed that Gautam Buddha was not born at Kapilavastu in Nepal, but at Kapileswar near Bhubaneswar in Orissa. A rock inscription of King Ashoka, now at Ashutosh Museum in Kolkata says that King Ashoka conducted worship at Kapileswar where Buddha was born. This rock inscription was discovered at Kapileswar in 1802, but was later transported to Kolkata via Puri. As per this inscription, King Ashoka had visited Kapileswara in 240 BC and built a 'stupa' here. The Japan Foundation for Asia centre has been approached by the state museum to carry on further study on these unrevealed facets of Buddha's life. Says C B Patel the Superintendent of State museum: "It is a sensitive issue. But researchers have also found that Buddha visited the capital of South Kosala which is now located at Maraguda valley in Nuapada district of Orissa." Buddha's visit is further confirmed by discovery of two 'Muchalinda Buddha' idols: one at Maraguda and the other at Ganiapally in Baragarh district of Orissa. Researchers have also found that two leading disciples of Buddha, Tapasu and Bhallika, were Oriya merchants from Balasore. They were travelling in a cart to Madhya Pradesh when they first met Buddha: They gave him food in the Uruvella forest area between Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. IndianCivilization To change your subscription options go to this URL.. IndianCivilization/join?referer=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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