The Kushinagar Safarnama is a 2.8 km route across 3 stops, from Matha Kuar Shrine to Ramabhar Stupa, part of the Buddhist Circuit. See the whole trail.
Matha Kuar Shrine
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The Matha Kuar shrine at Kushinagar holds a 3 m seated statue of the Buddha. Alexander Cunningham's excavations here and at the Ramabhar stupa in 1861 and 1862 brought Kushinagar back into prominence.
Mahaparinirvana Temple
0.6 km into the route
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The Mahaparinirvana Temple is said to mark where the Buddha died. Inside, a reclining Buddha lies on his right side with his head to the north; Archibald Carlleyle uncovered the 6.1 m statue in 1876.
Ramabhar Stupa
2.8 km into the route
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Ramabhar Stupa stands where the Buddha's body was cremated, seven days after his parinirvana; afterwards the relics were divided into portions. It is one of Kushinagar's three main sites.
