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[[阿恃多伐底河]] (Skt; Jpn [[Ajitabattei-ga]]) | [[阿恃多伐底河]] (Skt; Jpn [[Ajitabattei-ga]]) | ||
| − | Also known as [[Airavati]], [[Ajiravati]], or [[Achiravati]]. A [[river]] flowing through [[Kushinagara]] in [[India]]. According to The Record of the Western Regions, the {{Wiki|Chinese}} priest [[Hsüan-tsang's]] record of his travels through {{Wiki|{{Wiki|Central Asia}}}} and [[India]] in the seventh century, the [[Ajitavati]] [[River]] is where [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] entered [[nirvana]]. Therefore the [[river]] is generally believed to be identical with the [[Hiranyavati]] [[River]], which is where [[Shakyamuni]] [[died]] in a grove of [[sal]] [[trees]] near its west bank. | + | Also known as [[Airavati]], [[Ajiravati]], or [[Achiravati]]. A [[river]] flowing through [[Kushinagara]] in [[India]]. According to The [[Record of the Western Regions]], the {{Wiki|Chinese}} priest [[Hsüan-tsang's]] record of his travels through {{Wiki|{{Wiki|Central Asia}}}} and [[India]] in the seventh century, the [[Ajitavati]] [[River]] is where [[Shakyamuni Buddha]] entered [[nirvana]]. Therefore the [[river]] is generally believed to be identical with the [[Hiranyavati]] [[River]], which is where [[Shakyamuni]] [[died]] in a grove of [[sal]] [[trees]] near its {{Wiki|west}} bank. |
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Ajitavati
阿恃多伐底河 (Skt; Jpn Ajitabattei-ga)
Also known as Airavati, Ajiravati, or Achiravati. A river flowing through Kushinagara in India. According to The Record of the Western Regions, the Chinese priest Hsüan-tsang's record of his travels through [[Wikipedia:Central Asia|Central Asia]] and India in the seventh century, the Ajitavati River is where Shakyamuni Buddha entered nirvana. Therefore the river is generally believed to be identical with the Hiranyavati River, which is where Shakyamuni died in a grove of sal trees near its west bank.
