Ramagrama stupa
Ramagrama stupa (Nepali: रामग्राम नगरपालिका, also Ramgram, Rāmgrām, Rāmagrāma) is a stupa located in Ramgram Municipality, in the Parasi District of Nepal. This Buddhist pilgrimage site containing relics of Gautama Buddha was constructed between the Mauryan and Gupta periods, according to research by Nepal’s Department of Archaeology.
| Ramagrama stupa | |
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रामग्राम नगरपालिका | |
Ashoka (right) visits the Ramagrama Stupa (center), at his failed attempt to take relics of the Buddha from the king (left) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
| Status | Preserved |
| Location | |
| Location | Ramgram, Parasi District, Lumbini Province, Nepal |
Location in Ramgram, Nepal | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°29′52″N 83°40′52″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Stupa |
| Style | Buddhist, Gupta |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Width | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Materials | brick and earth |
| Pilgrimage to |
| Buddha's Holy Sites |
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