• Thach Lon

This article aims to bring an understanding of the history of the formation and development of Buddhism in Sravasti, an ancient town situated in Uttar Pradesh, India. Lord Buddha had spent most of his monastic life in the Gangetic plains of Northern India, Southern Nepal, and its surrounding areas. Thus, these places are deemed most important since these places had experienced some of the significant events of Lord Buddha. Thus, four sites are most worthy of pilgrimage of Buddhist followers, and Gautama Buddha is said to have identified these four sites as most worthy and are called the Four Most Important Pilgrimage Sites. They are Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, and Kushinagar. But in later Buddhist tradition, the other four sites were given a special status since these sites had experienced certain miracles by Lord Buddha. Thus, these eight sites are known as "The Eight Great Places" or Attha-mahathanani. These four sites are Shravasti, Rajgir, Sankassa and Vaishali.

Shravasti, Buddhism, History, buddhist stupas

"SHRAVASTI IS ONE OF EIGHT IMPORTANT BUDHHIST SITES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 7, page no.h394-h398, July-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2407752.pdf

"SHRAVASTI IS ONE OF EIGHT IMPORTANT BUDHHIST SITES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 7, page no. pph394-h398, July-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2407752.pdf