Pāli Dictionary

kusinārā

kusistemnagarastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • Kusinārā, name of a Mallan town, the small town where the Buddha passed away

  • DN 16

    assosuṃ kho pāveyyakā mallā bhagavā kira kusinārāyaṃ parinibbuto'ti

Encyclopedia

Kusinārā
Place

  • The capital of the Mallā and the site of the Buddha’s death (parinibbāna), where his relics were cremated after a seven-day mourning ceremony.

DN 16SN 6.15AN 3.123AN 4.76

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