Remains of some structures (houses or the Royal Palace?) in Tilaurakot, the site of the city of Kapilavastu in Nepal (close to Lumbini). It is said that Siddhartha Gautama grew up in this city. Source: Wikimedia Commonsꜛ (license: CC BY-SA 2.5)

#Archaeology reveals how early Buddhist sites like #Lumbinī, #Bodhgayā, and #Sārnāth bridge tradition and #history. Material evidence, inscriptions, and stratigraphy illuminate the #historicity of #SiddharthaGautama, "the" #Buddha, and the institutional rise […]

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India Sends Buddha’s Sacred Relic from Sarnath to Vietnam New Delhi, April 29, 2025In a historic act of spiritual reverence and cultural diplomacy, India will, for the first time, send the sacred relic of the Buddha from Sarnath to Vietnam. The exposition wi...

India Sends #Buddha’s Sacred Relic from #Sarnath to Vietnam www.ejansinews.com/post/india-s...

CIÉNAGA ACIAGA: #dibujo a #grafito que empecé improvisando y he acabado más rápido de lo esperado, considerando que hay mucho ahí que es la 1ª vez que dibujo. Quizá evoque, sin intención, a un Thuum'ha de #Sarnath exiliado de las #Dreamlands de Lovecraft. O no. 🧵/20
#LovecraftsInTheAir #CosmicHorror

Peace.
Within. Not without.

#Sarnath #Varanasi #India #monk #meditation #Isipatana #Deerpark #phonegraphy #streetphotography #Buddhist #Buddhism #Dhamma