Tour Packages for Sravasti

Known as Savatthi in the ancient times when it was capital of Kosala Mahajanapada, the biggest town in Gangetic plains, Sravasti is an important Buddhist Pilgrimage. As the legen goes, it is believed that Lord Buddha spent his 25 monsoons seasons in Sravasti where he made the atheist king Koshal believe in God by showing him the miracle of enlightenment on lotus of 1000 petals. It was from Sravasti that Buddha started on his missionary work to the different parts of the world. You can also visit this pilgrimage on Tour Packages for Sravasti, India.

Situated in Gonda district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, the most convenient way to reach Sravasti is via Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, which is well connected by air and rail to all parts of India. Sravasti is said to be the place where besides king Koshal the known dacoit Angulimal was transformed to a Buddhist monk by the Lord himself. The virtuous king Ashoka, who had also become a great follower of Buddhism visited this place and erected 2 pillars on either side of the Jetavana Monastery, where Buddha used to stay.

Sravasti play host to the sacred pipal tree, a sapling from the original Maha Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained nirvana. Today, Jetavana has two monasteries, six temples and five Stupas. Sravasti is not famous as only a Buddhist Pilgrimage centre. The place was also under the influence of Lord Mahavira, the last Jain Tirthankar, and the splendid Shwetambara temple here attracts thousands of Jain pilgrims all the year round. The Sobhnath Temple is believed to the birthplace of the Jain Tirthankar Sambhavnath.