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  1. The brick structures at Sāvatthī were mostly built during the Mauryan, Kushan, and Guptan periods. So, Buddha never actually set foot in the Mulagandhakuti, which is just a shrine. But, he did probably stay in a mud/thatch/wood hut near there during rains retreats.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetavana

    #buddhism #earlybuddhism #maurya #gupta #india #bharat #bharata #jambudipa #history #jetavana #savatthi #sravasti #shravasti

  2. Na Alexanders campagne door de Indusvallei wist de Indische vorst Chandragupta hoe hij een leger moest bouwen. Hij verenigde India in het #Maurya-rijk. Zijn kleinzoon Ashoka bevorderde het boeddhisme. Vandaag twee blogs op de #MainzerBeobachter.

    mainzerbeobachter.com/2024/06/