Kesaria stupa
Kesariya stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Kesariya, located at a distance of 110 kilometres from Patna, in the East Champaran district of Bihar, India. Construction of the stupa at this site began in the 3rd century BCE.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist stupa in Bihar, India
- Also known as: “Kesaria Stupa” and “Kesariya stupa”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kesaria and Sahebganj.
Kesaria
Village
Kesaria, also known as Kesariya is a town in the district of East Champaran, in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the site of a stupa built by the Mauryan king Ashoka. Kesaria is situated 2½ km northeast of Kesaria stupa.
Sahebganj
Village
Sahebganj is one of the administrative divisions of Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It belongs to Tirhut Division. It is located 11 km Kilometres Southwest of Mehsi. Sahebganj is situated 8 km southeast of Kesaria stupa.
Kesaria stupa
- Categories: stupa, building, historic site, place of worship, monument, and religion
- Location: Kesaria, Purba Champaran District, Bihar, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.3342° or 26° 20′ 3″ northLongitude
84.85486° or 84° 51′ 18″ eastOpen location code
7MR68VM3+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 458786023OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q30587895
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In Other Languages
From Bhojpuri to Thai—“Kesaria stupa” goes by many names.
- Bhojpuri: “केसरिया स्तूप”
- Bhojpuri: “केसरिया”
- Burmese: “ကေသရီယစေတီတော်”
- Chinese: “羇舍子塔”
- Chinese: “羈捨塔”
- Chinese: “羈舍塔”
- German: “Kesariya Stupa”
- Hindi: “केसरिया स्तूप”
- Indonesian: “Stupa Kesaria”
- Marathi: “केसरीया स्तूप”
- Sinhala: “කේසරියා ස්තූපය”
- Slovenian: “Kesarija stupa”
- Spanish: “Estupa de Kesaria”
- Tamil: “கேசரியா தூபி”
- Telugu: “కేసరియా స్థూపం”
- Thai: “เกสริยาสถูป”
- “केसरिया स्तूप”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kesariya and Yuvraj Hospital.
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