Discovery of the country of Pava where Cunda the blacksmith lived. "Parsa village."This is a video of Parsa village which Buddhists mispronounce as Pava. In the Mahaparinirvana story the Buddha goes to the country of Pava from Bhoganagara. Bhoganagara is Bhagwanpur chowk in Muzaffarpur town while Pava is Parsa village in Bettiah district. It was here in Cundas mango grove the Buddha stayed and ate pork. The off shoot is the place is today known as 'Sugaili' which I have deciphered as 'Sugar-Khauli' which means to eat pork. The Buddha continued travelling north west but soon tired out and rested under a tree. He asked Anand to get water from the Kohra river. The river was muddy. This is exactly what Kohra means. Other places mentioned in the Maha Parinirvana are nearby so Parsa village is certainly the Pava of Buddhist scriptures. The area of Cunda the blacksmiths house is known as 'Parsa Tola Arazi Chakw'. Chakw is Cundas real name. Cunda is a foreign Buddhist mispronunciation of Chakw. This village is inhabited by Bhumihar Brahmins with the Kashyap gotra. Their sub gotra is Mallya. So they are the Mallas of Pava mentioned in Buddhist scriptures. Enjoy the video of the country of Pava.

Here is the link to the youtube video of Parsa village

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RCEz7q02-Y

The Ashokan stupa in Birgunj town marking the spot the Buddha died. "Vishwa Hillock." This stupa is in Birgunj town and is called Vishwa hillock. Locals failed to realize it was a stupa so called it a hillock. According to Huen Tsang Ashoka constructed this to mark the spot where the Buddha died. It is close to Maisthan Chowk where the "Gah Hawa Mai" temple is where, according to Huen Tsang, the Buddha died. Just as Huen Tsang described, both the temple and this stupa (locally known as Vishwa hillock) are on the western banks of the Sirsiya river which Buddhists have mispronounced as Hirannavati. Huen Tsang calls the river "O-shi-to-fa-ti." When I shot this video I thought it was the relic dividing stupa where the Buddhas relics were divided between eight kings. So in the video I state it is the relic dividing stupa. Later I realized the relic dividing stupa was in Khutwajabdi village next to the stupa that marks the spot where the Buddha was cremated. So the viewer is requested to ignore my speech and simply view the stupa. There is a possibility it is the Mallas relic stupa.

Here's the link to the youtube video of "Vishwa Hillock."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAAJOSAl1z8

The place where Vimalakirti preached when he was sick. According to Huen Tsang this is the place where Vimalakirti of the Vimalakirti sutra fame last preached. He was a householder of Vaishali/Pidhauli and was a strong follower of the Buddha. This temple proves that India never converted to Hinduism. Buddhism is too good a religion to leave behind. Huen Tsang called this a house of spirits. He also adds that this is where Vimalakirti last preached. Most villages in Bihar and eastern UP has a house of spirits where Brahmins aren't allowed to conduct prayers. These temples are like the ones in this video.


Here's the youtube video of Bhairon Baba temple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omJwbJeOpBc&t=3s

Discovery of one of the first statues of Padmasambhava. "Jallappa Sthan" temple in Lakhisarai district. This video is of a statue I found in Jalappa Sthan in Lakhisarai District of Bihar. Jalappa Sthan is the place where the King of Zahor, locally called Sahur, tried to burn Padmasambhava and Mandarva but water came and doused the flames. This is exactly what Jalappa Sthan means. Initially I thought it was a statue of Mandarva. But the inquisitive me lifted the red cloth covering the statue. I saw stomach muscles that were male. And I saw the statue was holding a trident and pointing it at a child. This was Padmasambhava no doubt as he had killed a child with a trident for which he was banished to the charnel ground of the cold forest. SO FOLKS THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST STATUES OF PADMASAMBHAVA.

Here is the link of the video showing the Padmasambhava statue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGQKUm0dxRg

Discovery of Paida village where the Buddha was born. This is Paida village. Huen Tsang writes about a pond with a stupa next to it. The village is settled on the stupa due to which it kept the name Paida alive. It is spelt 'PAIDA' but pronounced 'PAIRA' which literally means little feet. So this is certainly the spot where the Buddha was born. The central point of the stupa will be the spot where Maha Maya, the Buddhas mother held onto the tree and gave birth.


Here is the link of the stupa next to Paida pond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szfe0bjNpKY

Discovery of the place where the Buddha ate pork in the country of Pava in Cundas Mango grove.This video is of Sugauli Bazaar in Bettiah district. In the Mahaparinirvana sutta the Buddha asks Cunda the blacksmith who lives in Parsa (mispronounced as Pava) village.. Cunda is directed by the Buddha to feed him the pork and not the disciples. They are given spinach which is locally known as Saag. After eating the pig meat the Buddha directs Cunda not to feed it to his disciples and to bury the left over in the ground. This is exactly what Sugauli means. The word can be broken up into 'Sugar-khauli' which means to eat pig meat. This was his last meal. The bazaar will certainly be on a stupa.


Here is the youtube link of Sugauli bazaar where the Buddha ate pork after which he got dysentry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwxZ6U8DRcI

Discovery of Magadhs share of Anands relic stupa in Rajgir. "Dumri." In page 160 last para of his book "Si-Yu-Ki" Huen Tsang writes, “By the side of the stupa of Ajatshatru Raja (he means by the side of Ajatshatrus Buddha relic stupa) is another stupa which encloses the relics of half the body of Anand.” Huen tsang then goes on to narrate the story of Anand crossing the Ganges to go to Vaishali which Huen Tsang calls ‘Fe-she-li’. The kings of Magadh and Vaishali are enemies so want to keep Anand on their side of the river so they raise an army to fight for him. Anand is disgusted and commits suicide/nirvana. According to Anands last wish his disciples give half the relics to Vaishali and the other half to Magadh. Ajatshatru brings his share to Rajgir and builds a stupa over it. I have chosen Dumri to be the stupa because of its proximity to Chakra which is the stupa housing Ajatshatru’s share of the Buddhas relics. Dumri in rural Bihari language also means skin or dry skin which is why the little drum sadhus keep is called ‘dumroo’. It is called that because it’s made of dry skin. When one walks uphill and gets tired one says, “Dum pasar gaya,” which means my skin has been floored with fatigue. The name Dumri hints at how Anand must have died. According to Huen Tsang the legend was Anand was burnt in the middle of the river. It could mean that an irritated and saddened Anand was suffering from depression after Sariputras and the Buddhas death. Seeing the two loved kings of the Buddha raising an army to fight each other for him, he committed suicide by burning himself to escape this madness. The stupas name Dumri could mean the body was only partially burnt. It could mean when Ajatshatru collected his half share of Anands body, it wasn’t fully burnt and some skin was left which had dried. And it could mean it was the lower half of Anands body. What ever the case Dumri surely means a part of the human anatomy. I am sure this village is on the stupa that entombs half of Anands relics. It is the kower or bottom part of his body. That means the upper half went to Vaishali.


Heres the link to the youtube video of Dumri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy39USYZLiM&t=15s

Discovery of the muddy river where a dysentry infected Buddha asked Anand for water from a nearby rivulet. "Kohar River." In the Mahaparinirvana story the Buddha gets dysentery in Sugauli (Cundas mango grove). From here he carries on north westwards and rests under a tree. He is thirsty so requests Anand to get him water from the nearby river. Anand goes to fetch water but realizes 500 bullock carts have crossed it muddying the water. He goes back empty handed. But the Buddha sends him back. On the third trip he realizes the water is clean. The river is today called Kohra which means misty or hazy. In this case Kohra will definitely mean muddy. The area was flooded when I took this video. This video is 2 kilometers to the east of where this story took place. Hardly half a kilometer north of this rivulet is the Burhi Gandak river mispronounced in Buddhist scriptures as the Kukkuta river. This river is known as Narayani in Nepal, Burhi Gandak in Bihar and in this particular area it is known as the Sikrana (which means to grotesquely thin down) river. The viewer will realize all the names in this area tally with the Mahaparinirvana story.


Here's the link to the youtube video of the Kohra river where the Buddha forced Anand to supply him drinking water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B155gvyoWE0

The fiery ditch that simply failed to kill the Buddha. "Chandiman village pond." Chandiman: I will quote page 151 last para, “To the north of this place not far off, there is a very deep ditch, by the side of which is built a stupa where Srigupta ‘Shie-li-kio-to’wished to destroy the Buddha by means of fire concealed in the ditch and poisoned rice.” Srigupta covers the fiery ditch. The villagers hear about this and warn the Buddha about the plot. The latter still goes and crosses the ditch. The fire turns into a lovely lake with lotus flowers. This is why the place is called Kamal Bigha. Kamal means lotus flowers. Satellite pictures show a lovely lake by that name. When the Buddha eats the poisoned rice and nothing happens to him, Srigupta becomes a follower. Sri Gupta is certainly a foreign Buddhist mispronunciation of Chandiman.


Here is a youtube video of Chandiman lake which was the fiery ditch made to kill the Buddha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB8ekIpByrE

Temple where the Buddha was given poisoned rice. "Chandiman village."Chandiman Temple: This is next to the fiery ditch. It was here that the Buddha was fed poisoned rice after Asvajit failed to kill him in the fiery ditch. Buddha ate the rice and nothing happened to him. This temple is just next to the lake which was the fiery ditch. There is an eight foot tall stone statue of the Buddha.


Here is the link to the youtube video of Chandiman temple where the Buddha was given poisoned rice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4swW_LHX1c

Discovery of the first Ashokan Buddha relic stupa in Pataliputra. "Pandarak village." This is a video of the first Buddha relic stupa made by king Ashoka which was within his palace premises. Huen Tsang visited it. He said it was damaged and leaning, but the saving grace was the cupola. Today the cupola is prayed to as the sun temple. How did this happen? Why is an Ashokan Buddha relic stupa being prayed to as the sun God? Huen Tsang gives the story. Ashoka wanted to insert the Buddhas relics in all his stupas at the same auspicious time. His chief Buddhist monk told his engineers to watch the sun and insert the relics when it set in the afternoon. He meant a solar eclipse. This would ensure that all the relics for all the stupas would be inserted at the same time. This was done and when the sun set in the afternoon the relics were inserted. The amazed people thought that Punda Baba, the head priest, had grabbed the sun. So people started praying to the cupola as the sun God. Soon people forgot about the Buddha relics but continued praying to the sun God. The present day priest is adamant that some sort of machinery was inserted deep down. He doesn't know it was the relics that were inserted deep down. He thinks the relic was some sort of machinery inserted that controlled the sun. There is a statue of Padmapani whom historians say is the sun God. But the village name Pandarak and the fact that the statue of Padmapani is here on the first Ashokan Buddha relic stupa, and the names are similar, proves that Padmapani or Pandarak villages Punda Baba was Ashokas head priest who caused the immersion of the Buddha relics during the solar eclipse. I mean Punda Baba is the nickname of Padmapani. So the festival of 'Chhatt' or praying to the sun God in Bihar may have started from here. Huen Tsang says the Buddhas footmark was next to this stupa. The rock with the Buddha's foot mark is barely 50 meters from this stupa. It is on the banks of the Ganges. The rock with the Buddhas foot imprint is final proof that the sun temple of Pandarak village is Ashokas first Buddha relic stupa which Ashoka made within his palace premises. This is according to Huen Tsang. British and Indian historians had searched for this stupa in the area of Patna. They were searching in the wrong place and couldn't find it. So they conveniently stated it was washed away by the Ganges. For more information read "Buddha Exhumed" available in Amazon kindle and paperback.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ-YPv6AGvQ

Discovery of the place where Sariputra watched Asvaghosha preach in old Rajgir. "Pawadih village."
Pawadih+ Ashutosh Mahadev/O-shi-po-shi: I will quote page 150 third para, “To the north east of this spot is a stupa. This is where Sariputra (She-li-tseu) heard Asvajita (O-shi-po-shi) the bhikshu declare the law, and by that means reached the fruit (of an Arhat).” I am sure the name Asvajita is a direct foreign Buddhist mispronunciation of the Indian word Ashutosh. Asvajita and Ashutosh sound very similar. The name Mahadev added to Ashutosh may put off Buddhists. The truth is when Buddhism was wiped out, the names of great saints remained. But people forgot that names history. Finally that temple was converted into a Shiva temple with Mahadev added to Ashutosh (Asvajita). Huen Tsang mispronounces Asvajita as ‘O-shi-po-shi’. I think ‘O-shi’ represented “Ashutosh’ while ‘Po-shi’ represented ‘Pawadih’. This is certainly the spot where sariputra heard Asvajita/Ashutosh speak and became an Arhat.


Here is the link to the youtube video of Huen Tsangs "O-shi-po-shi" or Ashutosh pawadih village.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1obdVJ6KCA

Discovery of Magadh share of the Buddha relics in Rajgir. "Chakra" village on a stupa. Chakra: In page 160 third para of his book "Si-Yu-Ki" Huen Tsang writes, “To the east of the Karandavenuvana is a stupa which was built by Ajatshatru Raja. After the nirvana of Tathagat the kings divided the relics. The king Ajatshatru returned with his share, and on a feeling of extreme reverence built (a stupa) and offered religious offerings to it.” The reader will be surprised why I chose the village of Chakra as the stupa of Ajatshatrus share of the Buddhas relics. Taranath, a Tibetan Buddhist scholar with a sanskrit name, tells the story of Ashoka confiscating some of his ancestor’s share of Buddha relics. When he opened the stupa he saw a wheel turning and emanating fire. He had to divert the waters of a nearby stream to douse the fire. The wheel stopped moving and Ashoka managed to take out most of the relics. When the stream of water was diverted to its original course, the fire once again lit up turning the wheel again. Ashoka then got it covered again. Because of this wheel this stupa was called Chakra. Chakra in Hindi means a rotating wheel. The stupa in the video is ancient no doubt and time has eroded it. Thanks to Huen Tsang I found it. The area around it was the ancient Rajgir. So this is one of the eight original relic stupas that received the Buddhas relics.

Heres the link to the youtube video of Chakra village on Chakra stupa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyQZ7LiOK6Q

Discovery of Jivaks home and village. "Junedi." Junedi/ Shi-fo-kia: I will quote the fourth para of page 152, “To the north east of this fiery ditch of Srigupta (Shing-mi), at the bend of the city is a stupa; this is where Jivak, the great physician, built a preaching hall for the Buddha.” During Huen Tsangs visit the foundation wall existed. By the side of it were the ruins of the foundations of Jivaks house. The Buddha used to come here regularly. This village is at the bend of the river to the north east of Kamal Bigha and Chandiman. I will quote third last line of page 152 fourth para. “By the side of this place are the remains of the house of ‘Jivak’, and the hollow of an old well also exists there.” If we take this quote seriously, then just next to Gorma village to its east is “Devisthan temple Junedi.” Juned sounds like a Muslim name. But why a Devisthan temple with Juned attached to it. Junedi sounds very similar to ‘Jivak’. Gorma village is on the right bank of the Panchane river while ‘Devisthan temple Junedi’ is to trhe east of Gorma village. It is possible that Gorma was the teaching hall that Jivak made for the Buddha. Huen Tsang pronounces it as ‘Shi-fo-kia’ which is certainly a Chinese mis-pronunciation of Gorma. The village in the video is Junedi and Junedi (Jivaks) house.


Here's the link to the youtube video of the temple dedicated to Junedi/Jivak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS4j-roLCmY&t=64s

Discovery of Jivaks home. "Junedi" village./ Junedi/ Shi-fo-kia: I will quote the fourth para of page 152, “To the north east of this fiery ditch of Srigupta (Shing-mi), at the bend of the city is a stupa; this is where Jivak, the great physician, built a preaching hall for the Buddha.” During Huen Tsangs visit the foundation wall existed. By the side of it were the ruins of the foundations of Jivaks house. The Buddha used to come here regularly. This village is at the bend of the river to the north east of Kamal Bigha and Chandiman. I will quote third last line of page 152 fourth para. “By the side of this place are the remains of the house of ‘Jivak’, and the hollow of an old well also exists there.” If we take this quote seriously, then just next to Gorma village to its east is “Devisthan temple Junedi.” Juned sounds like a Muslim name. But why a Devisthan temple with Juned attached to it. Junedi sounds very similar to ‘Jivak’. Gorma village is on the right bank of the Panchane river while ‘Devisthan temple Junedi’ is to trhe east of Gorma village. It is possible that Gorma was the teaching hall that Jivak made for the Buddha. Huen Tsang pronounces it as ‘Shi-fo-kia’ which is certainly a Chinese mis-pronunciation of Gorma. Junedi is certainly Jivaks home.

Here is the link to the youtube video of the temple dedicated to Junedi/Jivak by his descendants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmC-gbCNDDw

Discovery of Cundaka's mango grove after the Buddha crossed the Kukkuta (Sikrana river) and where he stayed. "Gudra" village.   In the Mahaparirvana story the Buddha finally reaches the Kukkuta river, which I have identified with the Burhi Gandak river. The river is called Narayani in Nepal, Burhi Gandak in Bihar and in this area it is called Sikrana which means to 'grotesquely slim down'. This is exactly what happened to the Buddha. He bathed here and drank water after which he crossed the river and stopped to relax in Cundakas mango grove. This is today Gudra village next to Sikrana river. Gudra sounds verbally similar to Cundaka so I have concluded the latter is a mispronunciation of the former. Gudra village is inhabited by the Jadav cast whose sub cast is 'Goraiya'. They pray to the feet of a baba. I personally think it is the Buddhas feet. This video is of Gudra village.

Here is the link to Gudra village or Cundaka's mango grove across the Kukkuta (Sikrana river).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--y1XNTP-G4.

Discovery of the half body Anand relic stupa in the Lichavis share. "Nandpur Saroop" village.This is the half body Anand stupa of the Lichavis. The stupas name is "Nandpur Swaroop" which literally means the dead figure of Anand. According to Huen Tsang after the Buddhas death the Lichavis of Vaishali/Pidhauli invited Anand to stay with them. So Anand decides to cross the Ganges. He gets into a boat on the Magadh side near what is today the village of "Athmal Gola." He is crossing Raghopur Diara on the Ganges when the king of Magadh comes with his entire army and pleads with him to come back. When Vaishali/Pidhauli hear of it they go with an army to their banks of the Ganges and plead to him to come to Vaishali. Anand realizes that the two aren't following the Buddhas path so he commits suicide in the middle of the river. But before that he tells his disciples that after his body is burnt to divide the relics between Vaishali and Magadh. This is done and half his relics is dropped on the nortrhern banks of the Ganges and the other half on the south. The Lichavis take the relics and make a stupa on the spot to mark the place where the upper half of Ands relics was dropped. Today it is called Anand Golwa. The king of Magadh took his share of relics and made a stupa where his share of the half body relics was dropped on the southern banks of the Ganges. He makes a stupa to mark the spot which is today called "Athmal Gola." 'Ath' of 'Athmal' means half and the last three letters 'mal' means the bottom portion. Magadh takes their relics to Rajgir and enshrines them in a stupa named "Dumri" which means the bottom portion. The Lichavis take their share of relics to Vaishali/Pidhauli and enshrine them in a stupa they name as 'Nandpur Swaroop' which literally means the dead form of Anand as Nand is a nickname or short form for Anand. Villages settled on these stupas thereby keeping the names alive. So folks enjoy the video of the half body Anand stupa of the Lichavis. Enjoy the stupa of Nandpur Swaroop.

Here is the link to the youtube video of "Nandpur Saroop" village.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAP23YW885U

Discovery of the sight where the Buddhas body was burnt. "Khutwajabdi" village on the stupa.This is a video of Khutwajabdi stupa/village in Birgunj in southern Nepal. This is the stupa where they burnt the Buddhas body and divided the relics. A village settled on the stupa and kept the name alive. The stupa has flattened. Just behind this stupa is another hump on the road which is the relic dividing stupa. The Buddha died in what is now "Gah Hawa Mai" temple in central Birgunj. The body was carried to the north of the town and at "Murli" chowk/crossroads the funeral procession turned east and came to Khutwajabdi. 'Khutwa' means feet and 'Jabdi' means by force. The dead body had taken out its feet by force from the funeral wrappings so that Kashyap could pay reverence to him (Buddha).

Here is the link to the youtube video of Khutwajabdi village on the stupa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZwfgEIoMOs

Discovery of the Sal grove of the Malla's where the Buddha died. "Ga Hawa mai"temple.This video is of the "Gah Hawa Mai" temple that marks the spot of the Sal grove where the Buddha died. People will be surprised at the name "Gah Hawa Mai." According to Huen Tsang when the Buddha died his dead mother heard about it in heaven. She came as a ghostly figure and wept over the dead body. In the local language ghosts are called 'wind.' So the Buddhas ghostly mother came like the wind. "Hawa" means wind and "Mai" means mother. Put together "Gah Hawa Mai" means the ghostly mother who was like the wind. Today the temple is a Durga temple. After Buddhism got wiped out, there was a void and people didn't understand the name. Since it had a female name they dedicated it to Goddess Durga. Unfortunately for this area Goddess Durga isn't ancient. She has her origins in West Bengal and came to these parts with Bengali white collared jobbed people and the railways. This temple is certainly on a stupa and is accurately positioned by Huen Tsang. It is 2 kilometers north of the Sirsiya river and to its north is "Murli" chowk (crossroads). Murli means turn here. In Buddhist scriptures they carried the Buddhas body north and turned east to Khutwajabdi. where they burnt it. That means they turned east at Murli chowk which means "turn". So everything about "Gah Hawa mai" temple proves it is the place the Buddha died.

Heres the link to the youtube video of "Gah Hawa Mai" temple where the Buddha died:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xouSnyFpscI

Discovery of the sight where the Buddhas disciples ate spinach locally known as Saagwhile the Buddha ate pork. In the Mahaparinirvana story the Buddha directs Cunda to feed him with pork and to bury the left overs. The disciples are fed with Saag a local dish which is simply spinach. Today where the Buddha ate pig meat is called Sugauli which can be broken down into 'Sugar-khauli' which means to eat pig meat. Where the disciples ate Saag or spinach is called Sagauli which can be broken down into 'Saag-khauli' which means to eat Saag or spinach. Today the railway station carries the name Sagauli. People don't know why the Bazar is called Sugauli and why the railway station is called Sagauli. They simply shrug off the question. My view is to save money on mud filling for the railway station, the contractors made the station on the stupa itself. The railway station kept the name alive.

Heres the link to the youtube video of Sagauli station which is most probably on the stupa that marked the place where the disciples ate spinach locally known as Saag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwyOxXZkHOo

Discovery of Bhoganagara according to the Mahaparinirvana story. Today it is Bhagwanpur in Muzaffarpur town:  According to the Mahaparinirvana, the Buddha traveled from Pidhauli (mispronounced as Vaishali by Buddhists. Huen Tsang mispronounces it as 'Fe-she-li which the British translator deciphers as Vaishali) in his last journey. According to Buddhist texts he goes to Bandagama which I have identified with Bhatgaon village near Dalsinghsarai town. He then goes to Hathigama which I have identified with Musrigharari town. From here he goes to Ambagama which I have identified with Muradpur Bangra village. From here he goes to Jambugama which I have identified with 'Chainpur Bangra' village. From here he goes to Bhoganagara which I have identified with Bhagwanpur chowk in Muzaffarpur. He stays in the Anand Chaitya which I have identified as the Baba Garibnath temple area. All the four mentioned places are cross roads which means people from all corners of Bihar would come to pray at the spots he visited. From Bhoganagra he goes to Pava which I have identified with Parsa village.


Here is the link to the youtube video of Bhoganagara or Bhagwanpur:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn6j5y-1d0

The discovery of the Buddhas real birthplace. "Paida village." This video is of Paida pond in Paida village near Rudhauli town. This pond is spelt Paida but pronounced 'Paira' which means feet. One must remember that as soon as the Buddha was born he walked seven steps in all directions. So basically the word Paida pronounced as Paira derives its origin from this incident that took place north of this pond. So this is certainly the place where the Buddha was born. All the places described by Huen Tsang like the river of oil, the Ashokan pillar, the place where the Gods took the Buddha in their arms, and the place where they washed the child with hot and cold water, are close by just as Huen Tsang described. This is certainly the spot where the Buddha was born and not in Lumbini. The village of Paida is on top of the stupa Huen Tsang mentions next to this pond.

Heres the link to the youtube video showing this pond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2f3I8I5Qow&t=10s

Discovery of Hathigama where the Buddha stopped on his way to nirvana. It is modern day Musrigharari town. From Pidhauli (mispronounced by Huen Tsang as 'Fe-she-li' and mis-deciphered by British translators as Vaishali) Huen Tsang goes to Bandagama which I have identified with Bhatgaon near Dalsinghsarai town. From here he goes to Hathigama which I have identified with Musrigharari which is in this video. From here the Buddha goes to Ambagama and to Jambugama which I have identified as Chainpur Bangra. From here he goes to Bhoganagara which I have identified with Bhagwanpur in Muzaffarpur town. Anand Chaitya is identified with Baba Garibnath temple. So Mushrigarari is the mispronounced Hathigama. Buddhist records say that Hathigama was the home of Ugga, the master of the house, who was a follower of the Buddha. A kilometer to the west of Mushrigarari is Udapati village. It sounds similar to Ugga and the added word 'pati' means master of the house. Because of this the identity of Musrigarari is correct. Musrighrari sounds similar to Hathigama.

Heres the link to the youtube video of Musrighrari


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1qDS9gzkjk

Discovery of the place where the Ashokan pillar once stood marking the spot where the Buddha was born. "Khamba village."In his description of the Buddhas birthplace, Huen Tsang writes about a pillar which was once capped with a statue of a horse. He says vandals knocked it down. With the horse on top the pillar would have been like an umbrella. It would have been called "Chatri" like in Vaishali. But without a top it is simply a pole. So it will be called Khamba which means pole. This is Khamba village north to Paida village where the Buddha was born. Rajput kings were in a habit of destroying Ashokan pillars in the main pilgrimage spotsso it is natural that no pillar will be found there. But the village kept the name alive.. So "Khamba" village is certainly on a stupa next to the place where the Ashokan pillar once stood.

Heres the link to the youtube video of Khamba village

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EMYwSPEBVo&t=4s

Discovery of the preaching hall the Mallas made in the country of Pava which the Buddha inaugurated.This is Bahuarwa village which sounds similar to the mispronounced Ubbhataka of Buddhist scriptures. This was a preaching hall built by the Mallas of Pava which was consecrated by the Buddha by first staying in it then preaching in it. It was here that Sariputra recited the Sangiti Sutta and the Panini sutta. Bahuarwa village is populated mostly by lower casts with Bhumihar Kashyap gotra of the Malla sub gotra, dominated Parsa village nearby. Bahuarwa is certainly the Ubbhataka or Mallas preaching hall of Buddhist scriptures.

Heres the link of the youtube video of Bahuarwa village:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGWGS6S0wTU

According to Chinese and Sri Lankan sources when Kashyapa Buddha died his entire skeleton was enshrined in a stupa made by King Naraki. According to Huen Tsang this stupa was north east of Mahsi stupa. Narkotwa is definitely the stupaof Kashyapa Buddha. It is east of Kotia village which according to Huen Tsang is a stupa that marks the spot Kashyapa Buddhas house was. People living here belong to the Kashyapa gotra so it tallies with what Huen Tsang writes. The first three letters 'Nar' of Narkotwa is similar to the first three letters 'Nar' of Naraki which is the kings name. Kotwa means a tope. So Narkotwa will definitely mean the tope Naraki made. All the other places Huen Tsang mentions are found in the vicinity.

Heres the link to the youtube video of the village on top of the stupa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPm068sfBT4

This is Mahsi village on an Ashokan stupa. This stupa identifies the exact spot where Maha Prajapati Gautamis sanghramma stood. It is next to Pure Dildar Singh village which is the preaching hall Prasenajit raja presented to the Buddha. All the places mentioned in Huen Tsangs travelogue like Angulimalas stupa etc are found nearby. British historians chose to identify brick structures in Sahet Mahetas Anathapindadas and Angulimallyas stupa. Their judgement was flawed. All the names mentioned by Huen Tsang are sitting in the area around Mahsi village. Sravasti does not tally with Huen Tsangs writings. Heres the youtube link of the village:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfubTL1bkzA

Did the Buddha eat pork??? There is a controversy on whether the Buddhas last meal was spinach (vegetarian) or pork (non vegetarian). The answer lies in the village of Sugauli with a part of it known as Sagauli. This is Sugauli. If one breaks up the word it becomes "Sugar Khauli" which means to eat pork. Basically the Buddha ordered Cunda to feed him meat of a dead pig. The viewer will realize that he purposely and willingly died because he knew very well that the meat of a dead pig would most probably be rotten. he later directed Cunda not to feed his disciples with the meat. Cunda was to feed the disciples spinach locally known as "Saag." This is why just a thousand meters away is a place called "Sagauli" which literally means to eat spinach.

Heres the link to the youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPJl4dijmwU

The Last Journey. This is again for Buddhists across the world, especially for those who had faith in me. This is my humble present to them. Remember I had once requested you folks to give me the names of the places the Buddha rested on his last journey. I got a copy of the Maha Parinirvana sutta and found all the mispronounced names. The places the Buddha visited in his last journey are at last identified. This video starts from Pandarak where I found the Buddhas foot mark on the banks of the Ganges. He crossed over to Godhna village which is mispronounced in the sutta as Kotigama. From there he goes to the brick structure in Navada villlage (mispronounced in the sutta as Nadika), then to Pidhauli village (mispronounced as Vaishali), Bitholi village (mispronounced as Veluha or Beluha where he became sick), Chak Muni (which is the mango grove presented by Amrapali), Chak Amra (Amrapalis house where he had dinner), Chak Mehro (where he predicted his death to Mara), Chak Rukiya (where the people of Vaishali stopped him from going to his nirvana), Garahiya Chak (where he looked at Vaishali/Pidhauli for the last time with the elephant look), Bhatgaon (mispronounced as Bandagama ), Dalsinghsarai (where he created a river by magic to force the Lichavis to return), Mushrigarari (mispronounced as Hathigama), Muradpur Bangra (mispronounced as Ambagama), Chainpur Bangra (mispronounced as Jambugama), Bhagwanpur (mispronounced as Bhoganagara), Parsa village (mispronounced as Pava), Bahuarwa village (mispronounced as Upbhataka or the preaching hall the Mallas made), Sugauli village (where the Buddha ate pork), Sagauli station (where the disciples ate spinach), Bairatpur village (where a diarrhea affected Buddha rested under a tree), Kohra rivulet (the rivulet that became muddied and undrinkable. Kohra means exactly that.), Sikrana river (mispronounced as Kukkuta river. It is the local name of the Burhi Gandak river), Gudra village (Mango grove of Cundaka), Lal Parsa village (where Pukkusa the Mallas son saw the tired Buddha sitting under a tree. The latter preached to him there. Pukkusa is a mispronunciation of Parsa ) Raxaul (mispronounced as Kushinagar), Sirsiya river (mispronounced as Hirannavati river), Gah Hawa Mai Temple in Birgunj ( which was the Sal grove of the Mallas where he died. According to Huen Tsang the ghost of the Buddhas mother came and wept over the dead body. Which is why it is called "Gah hawa mai"), Murli Chowk (cross road in Birgunj stating the spot the funeral procession turned east), Khutwajabdi (where the Buddhas dead body was finally burnt and the relics divided). The video is for an hour so if you forgive my boring monotonous voice, you will be rewarded with satellite pictures of all the places. You will notice that all the places from Parsa village (country of Pava) to where he died and was burnt have names according to his famished health. Example, the thin rivulet where the Buddha forced Anand to give him water. 500 bullock carts had crossed over making the water muddy. It is called "Kohra" which means misty or muddy. It flows one thosand meters parallel to Burhi Gandak river and finally enters it. This is why Anand tells the Buddha to avoid this rivers water as it had become muddy and the Gandak river was closeby. The Burhi gandak river which Buddhists mispronounce as "Kukkuta" is called Narayani in Nepal and Burhi gandak downstream near Muzaffarpur. But in the stretch adjoining Parsa (country of Pava) village and "Kohra" rivulet it is called "Sikrana." Sikrana means to shrivel up and directly hints at the Diarrhea inflicyed Buddha shrivelling up after getting dysentry. "Heres the link folks. Enjoy the first satellite sightings of the entire route: And don't forget to subscribe to my youtube channel "Buddha Exhumed" for more videos of lost Buddhist sites. And please share the videos so that it will reach as much Buddhists as possible.

Heres the link:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUHSlGNK7ns