New Odia Book Kapila Basturu Kushinara By Sanjukta Mohanty
February 8, 2023 ⚊ 1 Min read ⚊ Views 58 ⚊ BUSINESS
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 Maya are believed to have lived at Kapilavastu, as did their son Prince Siddartha Gautama until he left the palace at the age of 29.
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 Buddhist art suggest, and after the decline of Buddhism in India its location faded into obscurity. There are now two sites near the border between Nepal and India which are claimed as Kapilavastu one in each country.
