पिपरावा

piparava ya piparahava ya pipariya, yah zila basti, uttar pradesh mean naugadh relave steshan se 13 mil uttar mean nepal ki sima ke nikat bauddhakalin sthan hai. yahaan bardapur riyasat ke zamiandar pipi sahab ko 1898 ee. mean ek stoop ke bhitar se buddh ki asthi-bhasm ka ek prastar-kalash prapt hua tha, jis par paanchavian shati ee. poo. ki brahmilipi mean ek sundar abhilekh aankit hai, jo is prakar hai-

iyan salilanidhane budhasabhagavate sakiyanan sukitibhatinan sabhaginakinan saput dalanamh arthath bhagavan buddh ke bhasmavashesh par yah smarak shakyavanshiy sukiti bhaiyoan-bahanoan, balakoan aur striyoan ne sthapit kiya.

• jis stoop mean yah sannihit tha, usaka vyas 116 phut aur ooanchaee 21 phut thi.
• isaki eetoan ka parimap 16 ianch×10 ianch hai. yah pariman mauryakalin eetoan ka hai.
• bauddh kianvadanti hai ki is stoop ka nirman shakyoan ke dvara kiya gaya tha. unhoanne gautam buddh ka sharirant hone par bhasm ka athavaan bhag prapt kar use ek prastar bhaand mean rakh kar ek stoop ke andar surakshit kar diya tha.
• kuchh vidvanoan ke vichar mean ye avashesh buddh ke nirvan ke prayah sau varsh pashchath stoop mean nihit kie ge the.
• yah sambhav jan p data hai ki gautam buddh ke pita shuddhodan ki rajadhani kapilavastu piparava ke samip hi sthit thi.
• kee vidvanoan ka mat hai ki, buddh ke samakalin maury vanshiy kshatriyoan ki rajadhani 'pippalivahan', piparava ke sthan par basi huee thi aur piparava, pippali ka hi roopantar hai.
• stoop ke kuchh avashesh tatha bhasmakalash lakhanoo ke sangrahalay mean surakshit haian.

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