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worth a visit:
‘Ghoshit’
Ram Vihar: ‘Ghoshit Ram Vihar’
finds special mention in Baudha literature. It
was built by a businessman of Kaushambi named
‘Ghashit’. This place was named after
the name of the said businessman. This place was
built for stay of Buddha and his deciples. Budhha
often stayed at this place. He gave some important
sermons at this place. ‘Bhagnashes’
found in excavations at this placed are at display
in ‘Allahabad Museum’.
Raj Prasad Sthal: As per Majjhim
Nikaya, Bodhi got a new and marvelous structure
built ‘Raj Prasad’. He wanted to get
it purify by welcoming Gautama Buddha for this
he invited Gautama. Gautama Buddha arrived in
Kaushambi with his disciples and eat at this newly
built ‘Raj Prasad’. Bodhi found this
to be very auspicious. After lunch, Budhha gave
his sermons. Some parts of this forte have been
found in excavations.
Ashoka Stambha: The stambha of
Ashoka is present in Kaushabmi even today. The
upper part of which has got destroyed. The place
near the pillar has clear remains of the pillar.
Pariraksha Pra’kar: Excavations
have found this place too.
Jain Mandir:
Kausambhi has ancient digambar Jain Temple built
by Lala Prabhudasa Aravala. Mandir has two devis
(godess). One statue represents image and feet
of lord ‘Padam Brabhu’. At one of
the stones, an image of ‘Khadgasana’
is present.
At the left
a devi is sitting with a baby in her lap. At the
two sides of the statue are statues of ‘Yaksha’
and ‘Yakhshini’. That idol was found
in ‘Gugarbha’. Explicit are the feet
at foreside of the idol. The length of the feet
is 8 inches. At the center is lotus which has
some writing on it which as became unreadable
with the passage of time. The only readable writing
is ‘Samvat 567’. At the left room,
‘Samvarg Bhadrika’ idol is situated.
There is 2’ 8’’ symbol of elephant
of Khadgasana idol made of white stone.
Pabhusha: This was a part of
Kaushambi in ancient times. It has no separate
history for itself different from that of Kaushabi.
In ‘Pabhusha’ sixth ‘Teearhchar
Bhagvan’ Padma Prabhu’ took deeksha
from ‘Krishna Treyodashi’ and got
himself completely involved in ‘Tapasya’.
This place has been a place of worship for ‘Munis’.
It is said once upon a time 32 prices (‘Lalit
Ghat’ etc) came here in the form of ‘Munis’
and got involved with religious activities standing
at the bank of Yamuna. It is said that a great
flood came at the same time and all of them were
taken away by the flood. In memory of this there
are 32 graves (samadhis) here which is under control
of ‘Hindu’ people.
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