Piprahwa

Piprahwa Piprahava
village
Stupa at Piprahwa
Piprahwa Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of India Piprahwa Piprahwa (Uttar Pradesh) Show map of Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates: 27°26′35″N 83°07′40″E / 27.443000°N 83.127800°E / 27.443000; 83.127800
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Siddharthnagar
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

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Buddha's Holy Sites
The Four Main Sites Bodh Gaya Kushinagar Lumbini Sarnath
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Piprahwa is a village near Siddharthnagar city in Siddharthnagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kalanamak rice, a scented and spicy variety of rice is grown in this area.^[1] It lies in the heart of the historical Buddha's homeland and is 9 miles from the world heritage site of Lumbini that is believed to be the place of Gautama Buddha's birth.

Piprahwa is best known for its archaeological site and excavations that suggest that it was the burial place of the portion of the Buddha's ashes that were given to his own Shakya clan. A large stupa and the ruins of several monasteries as well as a museum are located within the site. Ancient residential complexes and shrines were uncovered at the adjacent mound of Ganwaria.