Lord Buddha died at:

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  1. Lumbini
  2. Kushi Nagar
  3. Gaya
  4. Ayodhya

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Option 2 : Kushi Nagar
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Kushinagar - A Buddhist Pilgrimage where God of peace and non-violence Buddha gave his last sermon and was cremated. A stupa was built at this place where his ashes were kept after his last rite.

Important Points

About Lord Buddha: 

  • Lord Buddha was ordinary person names Siddhartha Gautama, whose profound insights inspired the world.
  • He was born into the royal family of the Sakya clan who ruled from Kapilvastu, in Lumbini which is situated near the Indo-Nepal Border.
  • At the age of 29, Gautama left home and rejected his life of riches, and embraced a lifestyle of asceticism or extreme self-discipline.
  • After six years of hardship, Gautama attained Bodhi (enlightenment) under a pipal tree at Bodhgaya a village in Bihar.
  • Buddha gave his first sermon in the village of Sarnath, near the city of Benares in UP.
    • This event is known as Dharma-Chakra-Pravartana (turning of the wheel of law).
  • He died at the age of 80 in 483 BCE at a place called Kushinagara a town in UP.
    • The event is known as Mahaparinibban.

Thus, we can say that Lord Buddha died at Kushi Nagar.

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