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| History about vaishali |
The district of Vaishali came in to existence on 12/10/1972.
Earlier it was the part of old Muzzafarpur district.
Vaishali
is a small village in Bihar surrounded by banana and mango groves as
well as rice fields. But excavations in the area have brought to light an
impressive historical past. The epic Ramayana tells the story of the heroic
King Vishal who ruled here. According to
the historians, Vaishali is one of the first democratic republics
of the world.
Mahavira was born in Vaishali. Gautama Buddha delivered his last sermon
at Vaishali and announced his Parinirvana there. Vaishali is also renowned as
the home of Amrapali , a great courtesan who appears in many folktales as well
as in Buddhist literature. Later Amrapali became a disciple of Gautama Buddha. Vaishali is also important for the matter that
here, for the first time, women were inducted into the Sangha. Gautam's
(Buddha's childhood name) foster mother Mahaprajapati Gautami had also joined
the order at Vaishali with other 500 Sakya-women.
General
Information
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- State : Bihar, in east of India.
- Significance : A Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Pilgrimage Site
- Temperature (Max./Min.) Deg C: Summer 44/21 Winter 23/6
- Rainfall:120 cms
- Best Season to visit: October to March
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