Nigali Sagar

Nigali Sagar pillar of Ashoka at Nepal
Nigali Sagar pillar of Ashoka at Nepal
	The Nigali Sagar pillar, one of the pillars of Ashoka.
Material	Polished sandstone
Size	Height: Width:
Period/culture	3rd century BCE
Discovered	27°35′41.7″N 83°05′44.9″E / 27.594917°N 83.095806°E
Place	Nigalihawa, Nepal.
Present location	Nigalihawa, Nepal.
	Nigali Sagar Nigali Sagar

Nigali Sagar (also called Nigliva,^[1] Nigali Sagar pillar, Nighihawa pillar, Nigliva pillar, or Araurakot pillar) is an archaeological site in Nepal containing the remains of a pillar of Ashoka. The site is located in Nigalihawa, about 20 kilometers northwest of Lumbini and 7 kilometers northeast of Taulihawa.^[2] Another famous inscription discovered nearby in a similar context is the Lumbini pillar inscription.

^ Smith, VA (1897). "The Birthplace of Gautama Buddha". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 29 (3): 615–21. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00024758. JSTOR 25207888. S2CID 162671036.
^ "Niglihawa: The Birthplace of Kanakamuni Buddha". Kapilavastu: Monuments. Lumbini, Nepal: Lumbini Development Trust. 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

[Smith1897-1] Smith, VA (1897). "The Birthplace of Gautama Buddha". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 29 (3): 615–21. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00024758. JSTOR 25207888. S2CID 162671036.

[LDT-2] "Niglihawa: The Birthplace of Kanakamuni Buddha". Kapilavastu: Monuments. Lumbini, Nepal: Lumbini Development Trust. 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

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