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Monday, April 28, 2008

Kushinagar - other places


Hindu temple



For Hindus, the buddha was an incarnation of Vishnu. So he was the God, but no one should follow his teaching. Indeed, among the first things the buddha said after his enlightenment was that one does not becone a brahmin by the birth but by his deeds. And philosophically, Hindu religion postulates the existence of the soul whereas the buddha stated that there is no soul for everything in this world is impermanent.



I didn't manage to figure out who built and decorated this temple



Japanese zen garden in front of the museum



Japan-India brotherhood's stupa



The Mahabhan stupa is also extremely old. It is perhaps the place where the buddha has been incinerated after his death.

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