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Jun 30, 2024 · Culture & Heritage. Vaishali today is a small village surrounded by banana and mango groves as well as rice fields. But excavations in the area have brought to light an impressive historical past. The epic Ramayana tells the story of the heroic King Vishal who ruled here. Historians maintain that one of the world’s first democratic republics ...
Jun 5, 2024 · Parliamentary Constituency 16 - Vaishali (Bihar) S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes; 1: VEENA DEVI: Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas ...
Vaishali has been considered by ancient Indian historians to be part of India’s second urban revolution. The first took place in the 3rd millennium BCE in the cities of Mohenjodaro, Harappa along the banks of the Indus river in western India, which stretched through to urban habitations like Dholavira in Gujarat.
Vaishali is the place where Buddha preached his last sermon before his Nirvana. The Vishwa Shanti Stupa is erected according to the teaching of the Saodharma Pundarika Sutra (The lotus Sutra) to disseminate love and peace and to create "The pure Land" on the earth.
Vaishali (ancient city) Coordinates: 25°59′N 85°08′E / 25.99, 85.13 Vaishali, or Vesali (Pali), had been the capital of the Licchavis and the Vajjian Confederacy. In Buddha's time, Vesali had been a heavily populated, major city, rich and prosperous. 7,707 pleasure grounds, and an equal number of lotus ponds, filled the city.
Mar 22, 2011 · Vaishali – Birthplace of Lord Mahaveer. Birthplace of 24th Jain Teerthankar Lord Mahaveer. Vaishali is the birthplace of Lord Mahavira, the founder of Jainism. Unfortunately, his birthplace is only a small space with a signboard telling you that this is the place where he was born. In the background is an unfinished structure of an intended ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Vaishali find its origin way back in history from the Mahabharata period. It is the place where democracy found its origin around 600BC. Numerous references to Vaishali are found in texts pertaining to both Jainism and Buddhism, which have preserved much information on Vaishali and the other Maha Janapadas.
