Always an elevating feeling to visit Jetavana at Shravasti

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Always an elevating feeling to visit Jetavana at Shravasti, where Lord Buddha spent 25 Varshavas – monsoons. A place which is replete with lore and history.

Work on upgrading infrastructure and connectivity in and around Shravasti, in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s “Buddha Circuit” roadmap, is proceeding apace. Shravasti will soon attract the world & showcase India’s Buddhist legacy and heritage.

“…For twenty years after the awakening, the Blessed One did not have a fixed abode. But for the following twenty-five years he lived around Sāvatthi…”

(‘Discourse on the Noble Search’ (Ariya-pariyesana-sutta)

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