Sankasia was where the Buddha descended from Trayastriṃśa (Sanskrit; Pāli: Tāvatiṃsa) heaven after teaching his biological mother (Queen Mahamaya), who passed away on the 7th day after giving birth to him. Legends has it that three stairways – in gold, silver and crystal appeared...

Excavations at Jetavana, now Saheth Finally Venerable Faxian and a fellow monk reached Jetavana monastery… but it had since become a deserted grove, with no one in the area. As they strolled deeper inwards, they met an old monk, who gave them illustrative details about how the Buddha...