The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s10.25

c5.s10.25

Lumbini-Vana—Rummen dei in the Nepalese Terai, two miles to the north of Bhagavānpur and about a mile to the north of Paderia See Kapilavastu The eight Chaityas or sacred places which are visited by Buddhist pilgrims are (1) The Lumbini Garden in Kapilavastu where Buddha was born, (2) Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya where he attained Buddhahood, (3) Mṛigadāva in Benares where he preached his law for the first time; (4) Jetavana in Sravasti where he displayed miraculous powers, (5) Saukāsya in the district of Kanauj where he descended from the Trayastrimśa heaven, (6) Rājagriha in Magadha where he taught his disciples, (7) Vaiśālī where he spoke to Ānanda about the length of his life, (8) Kusinagara where he died in a Śala grove (*Mahāparinibbāna Sutta*, VI, 51 62, in *SBE*, vol XI)