Burmese Buddhist Temple, Shravasti, Bahraich (Balrampur)
Sahet-Mahet village , 12 km from Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh , which we know today as Shravasti district. It is also the Lok Sabha area of Balrampur district . The Burmese Buddhist Temple is a famous Buddhist place of pilgrimage here. In ancient times, this Kaushal was the second capital of the country. Lord Rama's son Luv made it his capital. It was thoroughly excavated in 1884–85 by Dr. W. Hoey and subsequently in 1862–63, General Cunningham examined these clauses. There are two stupas in these ruins , out of which the elder is known as Mahet and smaller Sahet . Apart from these stupas, ruins of many temples and buildings have also been found. A number of engraved sculptures and terracotta figurines have been found during digging , which are kept as specimens at the State Museum, Lucknow . An inscription dated 1276 has been found, which suggests that Buddhism was prevalent during this period. The description of Shrav...