महात्मा बुद्ध का 'महापरिनिर्वाण' कहां हुआ?
Where did Mahatma Buddha’s ‘Mahaparinirvana’ take place?
बौद्ध धर्म का प्रचार करते हुए महात्मा बुद्ध मल्लों की राजधानी पावा पहुंचे, जहां वे चुंद नामक लुहार की आम्रवाटिका में ठहरे। उसने बुद्ध को सूकरमद्दव खाने को दिया, इससे उन्हें 'रक्तातिसार' हो गया और भयानक पीड़ा उत्पन्न हुई। इस वेदना के बाद भी वे कुशीनारा (मल्ल गणराज्य की राजधानी) पहुंचे। यहीं 483 ई.पू. में 80 वर्ष की अवस्था में उन्होंने शरीर त्याग दिया। बौद्ध ग्रंथों में इसे 'महापरिनिर्वाण' कहा जाता है।
Mahatma Buddha delivered his first sermon at the site of Deer Park at Sarnath. Later he moved towards Koshala, Kapilavastu, Vaishali and Rajgriha to propagate the teachings of Buddhism. The king of Koshala Prasenjit with his entire family adopted discipleship of Buddha. During his campaign, he reached ‘Pava’, the capital of Mallas. At Pava, Buddha stayed in the mango grove of Chund, the blacksmith. There Chund provided him with large amount of Sukaramaddava, which resulted in sickness with the flow of blood and violent deadly pains, but Buddha reached Kushinara (Capital of Republic of Malla). Here he abandoned his body in 483 BC at the age of 80 years. It is also known as Mahaparinirvana.