Dr Ambedkar Park in Lucknow
This major attraction of modern Lucknow, spread over 107 acres of land in
Gomti Nagar, is dedicated to the memory of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.As one passes
through the gateway erected on the Gomti river, this architectural splendor
beautifully unfolds itself. In the heart of this sprawling complex, stands a
112 ft. high memorial resembling a Stupa with a 18 ft. high bronze statue of
Dr. Ambedkar. The various buildings such as Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Smarak,
Samajik Parivartan Sangrahalaya, Samajik Parivartan Gallery, Pratibimb Sthal,
Drishya Sthal, Gautam Buddha Sthal, Samajik Parivartan Stambh, expansive
forecourt, Monumental elephant gallery, bronze fountains, Ashokan Columns &
urns, entrance plazas can also be seen within this grand monument, Its lush
gardens & lanes with a 20 ft. wide canal surrounding the memorial and the
serene atmosphere leave the visitors spell bound. This memorial also comes
alive at night when Sprawling Campus is illuminated with beautiful
lighting.This enchanting sight a must see for every visitor to Lucknow.
Parking
facility, cafeteria and public toilets are available. One can also enjoy
delicious snacks at the
UPSTDC Restaurant situated in front of the Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal.
Shrawasti
Savatthi was located on the banks of
the river Aciravati (now called the Rapti river). It was the capital city of the
kingdom of Kosala, and its king was called Pasenadi, who was a disciple of Buddha. It is a
beautiful city with vast amounts of agriculture and diversity. Buddhaghosa says that, in the Buddha's day, there were
fifty-seven thousand families in Savatthi, and that it was the chief city in
the country of Kasi Kosala, which was three hundred leagues in extent
and had eighty thousand villages. He stated the population of Sávatthi to have
been 180 million(?). The road from Rajagaha to Savatthi passed through Vesali, and the Parayanavagga gives as the resting places between the
two cities: Setavya,
Kapilavatthu, Kusinara, Pava
and Bhoganagara.
Further on, there was a road running southwards from Savatthi through Saketa to Kosambi. Between Saketa and
Savatthi was located Toranavatthu.
The Buddha passed the greater part
of his monastic life in Savatthi. His first visit to Savatthi was at the
invitation of Anathapindika, whom he
met in Rajagaha. The main monasteries in Sravasti were
the Jetavana and the Pubbarama. Savatthi also contained the monastery of Rajakarama,
built by Pasenadi, opposite Jetavana. Not far from the city was a dark forest
called the Andhavana,
where some monks and nuns went to live. Outside the city gate of Savatthi was a
fisherman's village of five hundred families.
Angulimal Stupa
Angulimala Stupas are also known as
Pakki Kuti,
Any one can easly reach to
Pakki Kuti by
Sobhnath Darwaza, by a
linked road with Shobhnath Temple to Pakki Kuti. Where Pakki Kuti is one of the
two largest mound inside, the other being
Kachch Kuti. The modern name
Pakki Kuti is supposed to be derived from the fact that a Muslim Mendicant had
once made the mound his residence. Kunningham propossed to identify it with the
remains of the stupa of Angulimala seen by the chinese pilgrims.
Story of Angulimal Daku:
Here the cave of
Angulimala Dakoo, is very famous site and it is placed
just half K.M far from the main road of Shravasti .The Angulimala Dakoo was
very much affected by
Lord Gautam Budha and their preaches.
Angulimala, whose name means "finger garland", he was a wicked
man who harassed the city and country, because he killing the people and
cutting a finger of each person, and killed in order to make a garland for the
presentation to his guru as Guru Dakshina.
Angulimala Dakoo was
very much affected by
Lord Gautam Budha and their preaches.
He was about to kill his own mother in order to make up the required number of
fingers when the lord Budha intervened...
Mahaparinirvana Temple
This temple stands
on the same plinth as the main Nirvana Stupa behind it. The reclining Nirvana
statue of Lord Buddha inside the temple is 6.10 metres long and is made of
monolith red - sand stone. It represents the "Dieing - Buddha"
reclining on his right side with his face towards the west. It is placed on a
large brick-pedestal with stone-posts at the corners. There is an inscription
datable to the 5th Century A.D. recording that the statue was "the
appropriate religious gift of the Mahavihara Swami Haribala".
Nirvana
Chaitya (Main Stupa)
Nirvana Chaitya is
located just behind the Main Parinirvana Temple. It was excavated by Carlleyle
in the year 1876. During excavations, a copper-plate was found, which contained
the text of the "Nidana-Sutra" which concluded the statement that
plate had been deposited in the "Nirvana-Chaitya" by one Haribala,
who also installed the great Nirvana Statue of Buddha in the temple front. A
copper vessel was also recovered which contained silver coins of Kumar Gupta,
an emperor of Gupta Dynasty, 5th Century A.D.
Ramabhar
Stupa
Ramabhar Stupa,
also called a Mukutbandhan-Chaitya,
is the cremation
-place of Buddha. This Site is 1.5 km 
east of the main
Nirvana Temple on the Kushinagar-
Deoria road. this
Stupa has a huge circular drum with a
diameter of 34.14
meters on the top consisting of the
two or more
terraces and is 47.24 meters in diameter at
the base.
Matha
Kuar Shrine
A Colossal statue
of Lord Buddha is installed, which is carved out of one
block which
represents Buddha seated under the "Bodhi Tree" in a pose
known as
" Bhumi Sparsh Mudra " (Earth touching attitude). The
inscription
at the base of
statue is datable to the 10th or 11th Century A.D.
Maharashtra
- The most fascinating region of India. It is the state with rich
cultural heritage and is a land of intense spirituality and religious
faith. Maharashtra has to its credit pilgrimage centers with great landmarks in the evolution of Indian Temple architecture.
