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The city of the Jetavana and many rainy season retreats in Buddhist tradition.
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Sravasti, in Uttar Pradesh, is where Buddhist tradition says the Buddha spent many rainy seasons. A guide to its history, its stories and why pilgrims go.
Practical, general guidance for visiting Sravasti today: the ruins, the monasteries built by modern Buddhist communities, and how to check access and conditions.
How the mounds of Saheth-Maheth were identified with ancient Sravasti, what excavations found, and which questions about the site remain open.
The traditional story of the merchant Anathapindika, the Jetavana gift and other Sravasti patrons, retold with notes on what comes from Buddhist texts.
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