Kapilvastu Municipality was established in 1982 with the name of Taulihawa Nagarpanchayat merging Baragdawa, Maalpara, Pipari, Kapilvastu Adarsh Gaau and some portion of Tilaurakot, Gotihawa and Gobari Gaunpanchayat. Later on 7 November 2014 remaining region of Gotihawa and TilaurakotVDC were included making total 19 wards within this Municipality.[3]
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local-level bodies into 753 new local level structures.[4][5] The previous Taulihawa Municipality with Dharampaniya, Dohani, Jahadi, Nigalihawa and Sauraha VDCs were merged to form Kapilvastu Municipality. Now total area of the municipality is 136.91 square kilometres (52.86 sq mi) and total population is 76,394. The municipality is now divided into 12 wards.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 107 metres (351 ft) above sea level[6]
Many historians claim Tilaurakot located in Kapilavastu municipality (Taulihawa) to be the ancient city of Kapilavastu. On the other hand, some other archaeologists have identified present-day Piprahwa, India as the location for the historical site of Kapilavastu.[7][8] The 19th-century search for the historical site of Kapilavastu followed the accounts left by Faxian and later by Xuanzang, who were Chinese Buddhist monks who made early pilgrimages to the site.[9][10][11][12] Kapilavastu was an ancient city and the capital city of the Shakya kingdom. King Śuddhodana and Queen Māyā are believed to have lived at Kapilavastu, as did their son Prince Siddartha Gautama until he left the palace at the age of 29.[13]
Historical sitesedit
There are many sites of historical interest in or very close to Kapilavastu, including:
Ramagrama stupa, believed to be the only intact and original stupa containing relics of Buddha[14]
Rampur Siddhipur Stupa
Sagarahawa Reservoir
Sarkup Pokhari
Semara Shiv Mandir
Sihokhor Stupa
Siseniya Stupa
Tauleshwor Nath Mandir (Shree Tauleshwor Nath Mandir) is a devotional temple for Hindus. Many Hindus come here to worship Shiva during the Maha Shivaratri festival.[15]
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^"Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
^"Brief Introduction of Kapilvastu Municipality". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^"New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^"New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^"Taulihawa". fallingrain.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^Tuladhar, Swoyambhu D. (November 2002), "The Ancient City of Kapilvastu - Revisited" (PDF), Ancient Nepal (151): 1–7
^Chris Hellier (March 2001). "Competing Claims on Buddha's Hometown". Archaeology. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
^Beal, Samuel (1884). Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World, by Hiuen Tsiang. 2 vols. Translated by Samuel Beal. London. 1884. Reprint: Delhi. Oriental Books Reprint Corporation. 1969. Volume 1
^Beal, Samuel (1911). The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang. Translated from the Chinese of Shaman (monk) Hwui Li by Samuel Beal. London. 1911. Reprint Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi. 1973. Internet Archive
^Li, Rongxi (translator) (1995). The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. Berkeley, California. ISBN1-886439-02-8
^Watters, Thomas (1904). On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629-645 A.D. Volume1. Royal Asiatic Society, London.
^Trainor, K (2010). "Kapilavastu". In Keown, D; Prebish, CS (eds.). Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Milton Park, UK: Routledge. pp. 436–7. ISBN978-0-415-55624-8.
^UNESCO (2014). "Ramagrama, the relic stupa of Lord Buddha". Tentative Lists. Paris: UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
^. Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
External linksedit
Lumbini On Trial: The Untold Story by Terry Phelps. See Section 'The Kapilavastu of the Chinese Pilgrims' and following passage also.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kapilavastu.
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For the ancient city see Kapilavastu ancient city Kapilvastu also known by name of Taulihawa is a municipality and administrative center of Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province of southern Nepal The municipality is located roughly 25 kilometres 16 mi to the south west of Lumbini a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Gautama Buddha 1 2 Kapilvastu कप लवस त नगरप ल क MunicipalityEntrance gate to Taulihawa Kapilvastu District NepalKapilvastuLocation in Lumbini ProvinceShow map of Lumbini ProvinceKapilvastuKapilvastu Nepal Show map of NepalCoordinates 27 32 N 83 3 E 27 533 N 83 050 E 27 533 83 050Country NepalProvinceLumbini ProvinceDistrictKapilvastu DistrictWards12Established1982Government TypeMayor council MayorSudeep Paudel NC Deputy MayorSunita Gupta NC Term of office 2022 2027 Area Total136 9 km2 52 9 sq mi Elevation107 m 351 ft Population 2011 A D Total76 394 Density560 km2 1 400 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 45 NST Postal code32800Area code076Websitekapilvastumun wbr gov wbr np Kapilvastu Municipality was established in 1982 with the name of Taulihawa Nagarpanchayat merging Baragdawa Maalpara Pipari Kapilvastu Adarsh Gaau and some portion of Tilaurakot Gotihawa and Gobari Gaunpanchayat Later on 7 November 2014 remaining region of Gotihawa and Tilaurakot VDC were included making total 19 wards within this Municipality 3 On March 10 2017 the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures 4 5 The previous Taulihawa Municipality with Dharampaniya Dohani Jahadi Nigalihawa and Sauraha VDCs were merged to form Kapilvastu Municipality Now total area of the municipality is 136 91 square kilometres 52 86 sq mi and total population is 76 394 The municipality is now divided into 12 wards The municipality lies at an altitude of 107 metres 351 ft above sea level 6 Contents 1 History 2 Historical sites 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The east gate at Tilaurakot archaeological site in Kapilavastu municipality Kapilvastu District Nepal Many historians claim Tilaurakot located in Kapilavastu municipality Taulihawa to be the ancient city of Kapilavastu On the other hand some other archaeologists have identified present day Piprahwa India as the location for the historical site of Kapilavastu 7 8 The 19th century search for the historical site of Kapilavastu followed the accounts left by Faxian and later by Xuanzang who were Chinese Buddhist monks who made early pilgrimages to the site 9 10 11 12 Kapilavastu was an ancient city and the capital city of the Shakya kingdom King Suddhodana and Queen Maya are believed to have lived at Kapilavastu as did their son Prince Siddartha Gautama until he left the palace at the age of 29 13 Historical sites editThere are many sites of historical interest in or very close to Kapilavastu including Amaulikot Arourakot Darbar Bardahawa Bargadawa Stupa Bikulikot Derwa Stupa Dohanikot Gotihawa birthplace of Kakusandha Buddha marked by an Ashoka pillar Jagdishpur Reservoir Kanthak Stupa Kapilvastu Museum Kopawa Stupa Nigrodharama the ruins of a Buddhist monastery where Gautama Buddha is believed to have stayed when visiting Kapilavastu Lohasariya Stupa Lumbini the birthplace of Gautama Buddha Nigali Sagar an archeological site in Nigalihawa birthplace of Koṇagamana Buddha marked by an Ashoka pillar Paltimai Temple Pipara Stupa Pipari Piprahwa a village and archaeological site in Siddharthnagar district Uttar Pradesh India that may be one of the burial sites of a portion of the ashes of Gautama Buddha Premnagar Stupa Ramagrama stupa believed to be the only intact and original stupa containing relics of Buddha 14 Rampur Siddhipur Stupa Sagarahawa Reservoir Sarkup Pokhari Semara Shiv Mandir Sihokhor Stupa Siseniya Stupa Tauleshwor Nath Mandir Shree Tauleshwor Nath Mandir is a devotional temple for Hindus Many Hindus come here to worship Shiva during the Maha Shivaratri festival 15 Tilaurakot Twin StupaSee also editKumarwartiNotes edit UNESCO World Heritage Centre UNESCO World Heritage Centre World Heritage Committee Inscribes 46 New Sites on World Heritage List unesco org Retrieved 24 April 2015 Lumbini the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha UNESCO Retrieved 1 March 2011 Brief Introduction of Kapilvastu Municipality Retrieved 16 January 2021 New local level structure comes into effect from today www thehimalayantimes com The Himalayan Times 10 March 2017 Retrieved 17 July 2018 New local level units come into existence www kathmandupost ekantipur com 11 March 2017 Retrieved 18 July 2018 Taulihawa fallingrain com Retrieved 24 April 2015 Tuladhar Swoyambhu D November 2002 The Ancient City of Kapilvastu Revisited PDF Ancient Nepal 151 1 7 Chris Hellier March 2001 Competing Claims on Buddha s Hometown Archaeology Retrieved 21 March 2011 Beal Samuel 1884 Si Yu Ki Buddhist Records of the Western World by Hiuen Tsiang 2 vols Translated by Samuel Beal London 1884 Reprint Delhi Oriental Books Reprint Corporation 1969 Volume 1 Beal Samuel 1911 The Life of Hiuen Tsiang Translated from the Chinese of Shaman monk Hwui Li by Samuel Beal London 1911 Reprint Munshiram Manoharlal New Delhi 1973 Internet Archive Li Rongxi translator 1995 The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research Berkeley California ISBN 1 886439 02 8 Watters Thomas 1904 On Yuan Chwang s Travels in India 629 645 A D Volume1 Royal Asiatic Society London Trainor K 2010 Kapilavastu In Keown D Prebish CS eds Encyclopedia of Buddhism Milton Park UK Routledge pp 436 7 ISBN 978 0 415 55624 8 UNESCO 2014 Ramagrama the relic stupa of Lord Buddha Tentative Lists Paris UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2014 11 30 Nepal Census 2001 Nepal s Village Development Committees Digital Himalaya Archived from the original on 12 October 2008 Retrieved 14 December 2008 External links editLumbini On Trial The Untold Story by Terry Phelps See Section The Kapilavastu of the Chinese Pilgrims and following passage also nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kapilavastu Description of Kapilavastu by the Chinese pilgrim monk Faxian 399 414 AC Suttas spoken by Gautama Buddha concerning Kapilavatthu more Cula dukkhakkhandha Sutta The Lesser Mass of Stress Sakka Sutta To the Sakyans on the Uposatha Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kapilvastu Municipality amp oldid 1148125792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
