Topic summary
Puspagiri
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Pushpagiri Vihara.
Historical mentions
The 9th century Buddhist monk Prajna, after spending 18 years in various places including Nalanda, settled in an unnamed monastery of Wu-ch'a (identified with Odra), before going to China. A few scholars, such as Prabhat Mukherjee, identify this monastery with Pushpagiri. Xuanzang, the Chinese Buddhist scholar and traveler, visited the site and referred to it as "Puspagiri." The Mahastupa located here is one of the ten illustrious stupas that Emperor Ashoka is said to have erected.