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Sujata Stupa, the Glossary

Sujata Stupa, also Sujata Kuti stupa or Sujata Garh, is a Buddhist stupa located in the village of Senanigrama (Bakraur) slightly east of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar, India.^[1]

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18 relations: Asceticism, Bakraur, Banyan, Bihar, Bodh Gaya, Buddhism, Devapala of Bengal, Gaya district, India, Middle Way, Milkmaid, Pala Empire, Phalgu River, Pillars of Ashoka, Stupa, Sujata (milkmaid), The Buddha, Xuanzang.
Archaeological sites in India
Bodh Gaya
Buddhist sites in Bihar
Buddhist sites in India

Asceticism

Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.

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Bakraur

Bakraur, sometimes called Bakrour, is a village located slightly east of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar, India. Sujata Stupa and Bakraur are Buddhist sites in Bihar.

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Banyan

A banyan, also spelled banian, is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adjacent prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely.

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Bihar

Bihar is a state in Eastern India.

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Bodh Gayā is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple complex, situated in the Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. Sujata Stupa and Bodh Gaya are Buddhist sites in Bihar.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Devapala of Bengal

Devapala (দেবপাল) was the emperor of the Pala Empire of Bengal.

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Gaya district

Gaya district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Middle Way

The Middle Way (Majjhimāpaṭipadā; Madhyamāpratipada) as well as "teaching the Dharma by the middle" (majjhena dhammaṃ deseti) are common Buddhist terms used to refer to two major aspects of the Dharma, that is, the teaching of the Buddha.

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Milkmaid

A milkmaid, milk maid, milkwoman, dairymaid, or dairywoman is a girl or woman who milks cows.

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Pala Empire

The Pāla Empire (r. 750–1161 CE) was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal.

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Phalgu River

The Phalgu or Falgu, a river that flows past Gaya, India in the Indian state of Bihar, is a sacred river for Hindus and Buddhists.

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Pillars of Ashoka

The pillars of Ashoka are a series of monolithic pillars dispersed throughout the Indian subcontinent, erected—or at least inscribed with edicts—by the 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great, who reigned from to 232 BC.

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Stupa

In Buddhism, a stupa (lit) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as śarīra – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation.

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Sujata (milkmaid)

Sujata, also Sujātā, was a farmer's wife, who is said to have fed Gautama Buddha a bowl of kheer, a milk-rice pudding, ending his six years of asceticism.

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The Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ('the awakened'), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.

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Xuanzang

Xuanzang ((Hsüen Tsang); 6 April 6025 February 664), born Chen Hui / Chen Yi (/), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujata_Stupa