भिडियो हेर्न तलको बक्समा क्लिक गर्नुहोला ! ! !
He added that the museum would have three galleries showcasing different aspects of Buddha's life. "The collection also includes objects of terracotta, metal, ivory and bone dating from the 8th century BC to 5th century AD," Pathak said.
Different historians have recorded the story of Kapilvastu. Most of them say that in 623 BC, a prince was born to Shakya king Suddhodhana in Lumbini. The boy, Siddharth Gautam, is believed to have spent first 29 years of his life in the palace at Kapilvastu. Thereafter, he left in search of truth and enlightment.
In 6th century AD, Chinese traveller Huen Tsian visited India and noted that 'monastries and stupas are built over the ruins of the royal precincts'. Except for Buddhist chronicles, Kapilvastu remained in oblivion over the subsequent years. In the mid-19th century AD, search for lost city of Kapilvastu began after Chinese travellers' works were translated, compelling archaeologists to start the dig.
In January 1898 AD, William C Peppe, a British colonial engineer and landowner discovered a stupa buried on his estate of Piprahwa (Siddhartnagar,UP). Subsequent excavation found several caskets, one of which contained a relic which had an inscription in Brahmi reading: "sukiti bhatinam sabhaginikanam sa puta dalanam iyam salila nidhane buddha bhagvate sakiyanam" which means that brothers, sister, kinsmen and successors hereby bury the relics of Buddha. This suggested that Kapilvastu could be in Piprahwa.
In 1971-74 and 1977, archaeologist KM Srivastava excavated the site again and found remains of another large stupa in the center alongwith four monastries, one in each direction. Srivastava also found a casket in the main stupa which mentions the consecration of the relics of Sakyamuni (buddha). A large number of terracotta seals were found.
About the Kapilvastu debate, head of ancient Indian history department, Lucknow University, Prof DP Tewari said, "The biggest argument Nepali researchers give is that there is no palace structure in Piprahwa and see it as a monastic settlement. However, Ganwaria, a site adjacent to Piprahwa, has a palace complex. Also, in the present day, we see Piprahwa and Ganwaria as two separate sites but in ancient times, they could have been one."
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भिडियो हेर्न तलको बक्समा क्लिक गर्नुहोला ! ! !
To be inagurated by union minister for tourism Mahesh Sharma, the Kapilvastu Museum was planned in 2009. Spread across 6,000 square meters, the museum building is located about 100 mtrs away from the excavated site of Kapilavastu and Ganwaria. The first gallery, comprising photos of art objects, shows events and life of Buddha in Indian Art.
The second and third galleries would show antiquities excavated from the site of Piprahwa, Ganwaria and Tola Salargarh. The exhibits include terracottas objects, human figurines, animal and bird figurines and iron objects recovered from excavations of different periods.
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