Banganga River (Kapilvastu, Nepal)

	Banganga River (Kapilvastu, Nepal) Banganga River is a trans-boundary river flowing from the hilly region of western Nepal to Uttar Pradesh of India. It crosses the border at Jugdihawa. The river is of religious importance for Buddhist pilgrims. The kingdom of Kapilavastu (Tilaurakot), the palace of Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in ..., lies in the bank of the river. It is believed that, when Buddha left his palace to seek knowledge, he rode his horse along the bank of this river. Biodiversity About 29 species of fishes resides in the river. Among them, Order Siluriformes is the most dominant species followed by Cypriniformes, Perciformes and others.Prakash S. A survey of fish fauna of Banganga River, Shohratgarh, Siddharthnagar, UP. See also * List of rivers of Nepal References {{coor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kapilavastu (ancient City) Kapilavastu was an ancient city in the north of the Indian subcontinent which was the capital of the clan '' gaṇasaṅgha'' or "republic" of the Shakyas in the late Iron Age, around the 6th and 5th centuries BC. King Śuddhodana and Queen Māyā are believed to have lived at Kapilavastu, as did their son Prince Siddartha Gautama (Gautama Buddha) until he left the palace at the age of 29. Buddhist texts such as the Pāli Canon say that Kapilavastu was the childhood home of Gautama Buddha, on account of it being the capital of the Shakyas, over whom his father ruled. Kapilavastu is the place where Siddhartha Gautama spent 29 years of his life. According to Buddhist sources the name Kapilvatthu means "tawny area", due to the abundance of reddish sand in the area. Kapilavastu never became a major pilgrimage site like Buddha's birthplace at Lumbini not far away, which would have left unmistakeable remains. The settlement was probably never as large as depictions in early Buddh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, to royal parents of the Shakya clan, but renounced his home life to live as a wandering ascetic ( sa, śramaṇa). After leading a life of begging, asceticism, and meditation, he attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya in what is now India. The Buddha thereafter wandered through the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, teaching and building a monastic order. He taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and severe asceticism, leading to Nirvana, that is, freedom from ignorance, craving, rebirth, and suffering. His teachings are summarized in the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind that includes meditation and instruction in Buddhist ethics such as right effort, mindfulness, and '' jhana''. He die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Rivers Of Nepal This is a list of rivers of Nepal, east to west. This list is arranged by drainage basin, indented to show the structure of confluences. Tributaries rising inside India are not shown. The basin is generally categorized into ten major basins as listed below. Kankai river basin * Kankai River Mai River Yubragyi river Koshi river basin Koshi River * Tamor * Mewa River Palun Khola Ghunsa River * Yamatari river Arun Sunkoshi Chaku River Bhairabkunda River Dudh Koshi *Imja Khola Hongu River Solu River Likhu Khola Bhote Koshi Tama Koshi Indravati River ** Melamchi River Bagmati river basin Bagmati River Kamala River * Lakhandei River *Bisnumati River Gandaki river basin Gandaki River (Narayani) (Kali Gandaki) Binai River East Rapti River *Karra River * Kukhreni River Trishuli River * Langtang River *Seti Gandaki River Marshyangdi * Chhandi River Budhi Gandaki River * Nisi River Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of Nepal A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	History Of Buddhism In Asia History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is not complete and still has debatable mysteries. History is also an academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians often debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians also debate the nature of history as an end in itself, as well as its usefulness to give perspective on the problems of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]