Thursday 15 August 2019



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

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