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1 Vesali Contributed by Dr U Than Sein Saturday, 22 December 2007 Last Updated Saturday, 05 January 2008 Vesali - A Place of Offering of Honey to Gotama Buddha by a Band of Monkeys Vesali or Vaishali, known today as Basarh in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar State in India was situated about 50 km north of Patna across the Ganges River or 260 km east from Kushinagar. It was once the capital of the powerful Licchavi clan, and a stronghold of Dhamma in the early days. It was here that the Buddha accepted Bhikkhunis and also announced his approaching Mahaparinibbana. A little over one hundred years after the Buddha s Mahaparinibbana, the Second Buddhist Council was held here. Religious Significance Vesali or Vaishali was the capital of the Licchavi or Vajji, and the headquarters of the Vajjian confederacy of eight clans, of whom the Licchavi clan was the most important. It was the first republic in the world modeled on the Aparihaniya Dhamma, or the seven conditions leading to welfare, which the Buddha taught to the Vajjian, when he was dwelling at the Saranda shrine in Vesali. Thus, united, they became so powerful that King Ajatasattu of Magadha had to resort to treachery by sending the Brahmin Vassakara to sow discord among the Vajjian princes for three years in order to weaken them. By this way, Ajatasattu conquered them. The Buddha visited Vesali several times, spending at least 2 rain retreats there, and many Licchavi nobles became his disciples. When Vesali was plagued with famine, disease, and evil spirits, the Buddha was invited by the Licchavi nobles to help them alleviate the plagues. The Buddha then preached the Ratana Sutta (Jewel Discourse) and instructed Ashin Ananda to go around the city walls reciting it as a protection. Thereafter, the Buddha recited it for seven days and all the plagues then abated. The main event that elevated the status of Vesali to an important sacred place for pilgrimage was the offering of a bowl of honey by a band of monkeys to the Blessed One, an incident mentioned among the Four Great Miracles in the Buddha s life. It was at Vesali, the Buddha allowed Maha Pajapati Gotami and several Sakyan ladies to be
2 admitted to the Sangha, as Bhikkhunis, at the successive request of Ashin Ananda. The Buddha then decreed the Eight Chief Rules, in addition to the Disciplinary Code observed by male monks, to which Bhikkhunis should revere, reverence, honour and respect for life and which should not be transgressed. Once, the Buddha was staying in a mango grove of Ambapali, the chief courtesan of Vesali, who invited him to a house dana, forestalling the Licchavi nobles who then offered her money in exchange for the invitation. But she politely declined their offer for she valued the dana more and after the meals even donated her mango grove to the Buddha and Sangha. The Buddha spent the last vassa in Vesali where he relinquished the will to live at the Capala shrine. After the Mahaparinibbana, the Licchavi clan obtained a share of the Buddha s relics from Kushinagar and erected a grand stupa over the holy relics in Vesali. After the Mahaparinibbana, the Vajjian confederacy was defeated by King Ajatasattu of Magadha. The son of King Ajatasattu, Udayibhadda, who slew his father, moved the capital from Rajgir to Pataliputta (present day Patna) in 4th century BCE. According to a historical story, when Ashin Ananda reached the age of 120 years, he knew that his end was near and went from Rajgir, Magadha to Vesali following the Buddha s example. Hearing of his intention, the citizens of Rajgir and Vesali hurried from both directions to bid him farewell. To do justice to both sides, Ashin Ananda levitated in the air and entered into the Samadhi of the Fire Element, whereby the body was consumed by spontaneous combustion and reduced to ashes, which fell on both sides. So the people of each city taking half the relics, returned and erected stupas over them. According to the Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle of Ceylon), the dynasty of King Udayibhadda was succeeded by three generations of parricidal kings, namely, Anuruddha, Munda and Nagadasa, who each slew their own fathers to take over the throne. By then, the people could not tolerate this dynasty of parricides. King Nagadasa was deposed by the minister Sisunaga, son of a Licchavi prince. King Sisunnaga was succeeded by his son, Kalasoka, and by then, a hundred years had passed since the Mahaparinibbana. At that time in Vesali, many shameless Bhikkhus of the Vajjian clan were practicing the monks rules which were not in conformity with the Vinaya or monastic rules. The Venerable Yasa of Kosambi while visiting Vesali noticed the deviations and strongly protested against them, resulting in his expulsion by the Vajjian monks. Venerable Ashin Yasa, together with other monks appealed to Venerable Revata of Soreyya, the chief of the Sangha to settle the dispute. Thereupon, the Second Buddhist Council was convened in 443 BCE (or 100 years after Mahaparinibbana), at Valukarama in Vesali, during the reign of King Kalasoka and attended by seven hundred Bhikkhus. Venerable Ashin Sabbakami, the most senior Arahant, was questioned by Venerable Ashin Revata, and adjudged the unlawful acts of Ten Points as illegitimate according to the Vinaya. Although the decision was accepted unanimously by the Council, the Vajjian monks did not accept the verdict. This resulted in a schism in the Sangha, and the secession of the Mahasanghika (Vajjian monks), who held a great assembly of their own called the Mahasangiti from which the sect derived its name, and decided matters according to their own light. From then on, further schisms led to the formation of different sub-sects, and in the course of time, eleven sub-sects arose out of the Theravada, while seven issued from the Mahasanghika, leading to the well-known Eighteen Schools of Buddhism. Historical Background Mauryan emperor King Ashoka raised a stupa in which he
3 enshrined some of the Buddha s relics and erected beside it an Ashoka column with a lion capital, when he visited Vesali during his pilgrimage to the holy places in 249 BCE. Chinese pilgrim, Fa Hsien who visited Vesali around 400 CE mentioned many stupas built in the vicinity of Ashoka s stupa in honour of the Buddha. He also saw a stupa built at the site where the Second Council held as well as a stupa built over half the remains of Venerable Ashin Ananda. Another Chinese Hsüan Tsang, who came in 630 CE, described Vesali covering an area of sq. km, but in ruins. He saw the stupa built by the Licchavi princes over their portion of the Buddha s relics from Kushinagar, the Ashoka stupa and stone pillar surmounted by a lion capital and nearby the pond dug by a band of monkeys (Markata-hrada) for the Buddha s use. Not far to the south were two more stupas; one at the site where the monkeys, taking the Buddha s alms-bowl, climbed up a tree to gather honey, and another at the site where the monkeys offered honey to the Blessed One. Hsüan Tsang described about the existence of many sacred monuments all around the city of Vesali. After Hsüan Tsang s visit, the history of Vesali remained blank for over twelve centuries. It was only in 1861, Cunningham identified the ruins at and around Basrah in Muzaffapur district of Bihar as ancient Vesali. Today, most of the principal ruins are located in the village of Kolhua. Places to visit (i) Raj Vishal ka Garh: Basrah area situated 35 km south-west of Muzaffarpur has been identified as the site of the ancient city of Vesali. The site of the Raj Vishal ka Garh is believed to represent the citadel of Vesali, where the 7,707 rajas or representatives of the Vajjian confederacy used to meet and discuss the problems of the day. The ruins consist of a large brick-covered mound 2.5 m above the surrounding level and 1,500 m in circumference, with a 42.7 m moat surrounding it. Beside it is a pond believed to be the pond dug by a band of monkeys (Markata-hrada) for the Buddha s use or it may have been used by the Licchavi princes or monks to take their bath. It is located about 3.2 km south-west of the Ashoka pillar at Kolhua. (ii) Relic Stupa of the Licchavi: About a kilometer to the north-west of the citadel stands an open shelter with a dome-shaped roof. Inside it, the remains of a stupa had been excavated and preserved, which was originally a mud structure with thin layers of cloddy clay, 25 feet in diameter. It appeared to have undergone enlargement in which burnt bricks were used, increasing its diameter to 40 feet. The original mud stupa was a very old one believed to be pre-mauryan. From its primitive features and from the fact that a trench had been driven into its core in olden times, it is believed that this stupa is none other than the one erected by the Licchavi Princes over their share of the relics of the Buddha. The trench was probably excavated during King Ashoka time to reach the relics, some of which, according to Hsüan Tsang, were left in their original position by King Ashoka. (iii) Ashoka Pillar: At Kolhua, 3.2 km north-east of the citadel of Vesali, the impressive Ashoka Pillar erected by King Ashoka, 2,250 years ago stands near an old Stupa. It is a complete monolithic pillar of highly polished sandstone surmounted at the capital by a sitting lion. The head of the lion is faced to Kushinagar. The height is 6.7 m above the ground with a considerable portion sunk underground over the years. Though
4 devoid of inscription, it appears to be a part of the line of pillars that King Ashoka erected along his pilgrimage route from Pataliputta (Patna) to Lumbini during BCE. Around the Ashoka Pillar at Kolhua are the ruins of many stupas, monastic structures and ponds. (iv) Asoka Stupa: Just near the Asoka pillar is the ruin of the Asoka Stupa as seen by Hsüan Tsang. The dome-shaped mound is 4.6 m high and has a diameter of 20 m. During excavation by Archaeologist Cunningham, a stone casket containing some relics of the Buddha was found enshrined beneath it. This site is a conducive place to offer religious rites followed by walking or sitting meditation at the stupa. (v) Monkey s Tank (Markata-hrada): Near the stone pillar is a small tank (pond) called Rama-kunda, identified by Cunningham with the ancient monkey s tank believed to have been dug by a colony of monkeys for the Buddha s use. Places of Interest in Patna (i) Kumhrar or Ashokarama Park: This park in Patna is believed to be the site of the Third Buddhist Council held in Pataliputta in the 17th year of King Ashoka s reign, about 235 years after the Mahaparinibbana or about 308 BCE. It was attended by 1,000 Arahants and presided over by the Venerable Ashin Maha Moggaliputta Tissa. At this Council, the Kathavatthu or Points of Controversy, one of the seven books of the Abhidhamma, was compiled wherein the heretical doctrines were thoroughly examined and refuted. The Third Council, which lasted for 9 months, marked a turning point for Buddhism which, prior to this, was confined mainly to Magadha and some neighbouring states. King Asoka of the Mauryan Empire, reigning supreme over the whole Indian sub-continent as its chief patron, decided to send competent Arahants to propagate the Buddha s Teachings, all over India as well as Sri Lanka in the south, Kashmir and Gandhara in the north, Bengal and Burma in the east, and Yonaka and other countries in the west. Thus the Teachings of the Buddha spread in the four directions after the Third Council. It was recorded in Myanmar History that the venerable monks sent by King Ashoka, and led by Ashin Sonna and Ashin Uttara reached Suwuunabumi and spread Buddhism in Myanmar. At the present day Kumhrar in Patna, one can see a large pool, where 32 ancient pillars of polished sandstone were found, a specimen of which is exhibited at a nearby pavilion. Within the vicinity of the park is the site of a vihara of Ashoka s time. (ii) Patna Museum (Closed on Mondays): The museum at Patna, capital of Bihar, houses one of the largest collections of ancient Buddhist antiquities in the world. The sculptures of stone and bronze on display can be divided into a few distinct periods, namely: Mauryan Sculptures (4th-3rd century BCE): On display here are Indian stone sculptures of highly polished sandstone in magnificent forms of animals such as the lion, bull and elephant capitals, fashioned to be placed atop Ashoka pillars. Besides this refined courtly art, an archaic religious art based on the widespread cult of tutelary deities is on display, featuring the gigantic Patna yaksa (yakkha) and yaksi (female yakkha).
5 Gandhara and Mathura Buddha Images (1st 2nd CE): Prior to the beginning of the Christian era, the Buddha was never represented in human form, but only by symbols such as Dhammacakka or Bodhi tree. The demand for Buddha images started when the movement of Bhakti or devotion gained strength among the Buddhist lay people due to Mahayana influence. Buddha images came into existence in the first century CE, when two ancient schools of sculpture emerged separately Gandhara (Afghanistan/Pakistan) and Mathura (near New Delhi in India). In Gandhara, the Buddha-image is represented in Grecian style, almost Apollo-like in physical beauty and even the robe is sculpted with folds, characteristic of Greco-Roman sculpture. The contours are not rounded off and great pains are taken to model the human form to display the physical perfection through sharp, elegant features. In Mathura, the sculptures are indigenous in the Mahapurisa style, large and rounded. A typical example is Bhikkhu Bala s image of the Bodhisatta in Sarnath. The treatment of the Buddha s robe is schematic and clinging, so no folds are shown and the body is almost revealed. In Patna Museum, one is able to see some rare specimens of Buddha and Bodhisatta images from Gandhara that survived destruction by Muslim Kings when they conquered Northern India. Gupta Period ( CE): This period is the golden age of Indian art, and the great Buddha images of Mathura, Sarnath, Ajanta and Bihar are magnificent specimens from this period. The Buddha images from Mathura during this period underwent some modifications by the Indo-Grecian art mode. There is a large collection of Buddha-images from the Gupta period in this museum for one to admire. Pala Period (9th -12th century CE): During the Pala period, metal images became increasing popular. The elegant bronze Buddha images were produced in Bihar. For stone sculptures, Nalanda in Bihar is famous for its distinctive black slate Buddha images. In Patna Museum, there is a section showing black slate and bronze images of the Buddha and some bronze images of Tantric deities as the cult of Tantrayana, a decadent and perverse form of worship of deities unrelated to the Buddha s Teaching, emerged during the Pala Period. xxxxxxxxx Myanmar Buddhist Viharas at Patna and Vesali Since 1930s, Burmese Buddhist Vihara has been built in Rajindar Nagar, central part of Patna City, by Dewai Sayadaw. When Myanmar pilgrims started visiting Buddha Places in large batches in 1990s, old buildings in the Vihara had been renovated, and new guest houses including dinning and kitchen and walls surrounding the Vihara and entry gate were built. Sayadaw U Dhammazagra and Ashin U Thunanda continue to manage the Vihara to date. Recently, under the guidance of Sayadaw U Wannadhaza of Migadawon Myanmar Vihara, another Myanmar Buddhist Vihara was under construction near the archaeological site at
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