Buddha creates a river by magic: Enjoy the first ever video of the river the Lord Buddha created by magic to force the people of Vaishali/Pidhauli to return and stop following him. Today the folk lore of Balam river in Dalsinghsarai town is that it was created by magic. People have forgotten who created it. Huen Tsang directed me to this place. Here is the report I gave to the Archaeogical survey of India pertaining to this river.

(16)Dalsinghsarai: (Si-Yu-Ki page 73 and 74) From Pidhauli Huen Tsang goes 50 to 60 li northwest as the crow flies on the route the Buddha took on his way to nirvana. I will quote page 73 last para where he says, “Going northwest of the chief city 50 or 60 li, we come to a great stupa. This is where the Lichavis (Li-c’he-p’o) took leave of Buddha. Tathagat having left the city of Vaisali on his way to Kusinagara, all the Lichavas, hearing that Buddha was about to die, accompanied him wailing and lamenting. The lord of the world having observed their fond affection, and as words were useless to calm them, immediately by his spiritual power caused to appear a great river with steep sides and deep, the waves of which flowed on impetuously.” From Pidhauli village the highway goes northwest to Dalsinghsarai. Sixty Li’s is exactly 16 kilometers and that is the exact distance of Dalsinghsarai Town to Pidhauli. On scrutinizing the town you have the beautiful sight of the river Balam meandering through it. In the middle of the town the river forms a perfect U and one has to cross a bridge to reach the town. The unique aspect about this river is in satellite pictures you can see how it properly may have trapped the Lichavis to the south of the river while the Buddha stood on the northern bank. Huen Tsang speaks about an Ashokan stupa. After crossing the bridge towards the town, the river bank to the left of the road is called Gola Patti. Basically Huen Tsang has described two other Ashokan stupas that are called Gola. When Anand commited suicide the disciples divided his relics in half. One half was dropped on the northern bank of the Ganges. A stupa was made on that spot which is now called Anand Gola. The stupa that marks the spot the other half relics were kept on the southern banks of the river is called Athmal Gola. Athmal is an ancient rendering of Adh-mal. Adh means half and Mal means relics and Gola means something round. So Gola Patti in Dalsinghsarai town means an Ashokan stupa. A hindu temple is built on it dedicated to a baba. Who that Baba is no one knows. It is none other than Gautam Buddha on his way to his nirvana. That temple is built on the Ashokan stupa Huen Tsang has written about. Local folk lore states that Balam river was created by magic. Many rituals are carried out here and it is a custom for newly weds to have their first bath here. The Buddha sent the Lichavis back from here with his Patra as a token of respect for their love.

 Heres the linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1il_DNOnO4