Originally built in 7th/8th century and fortified later, it lies near the Indian city of Varanasi. An important Buddhist site.
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4 daysHmm, kinda reminds me of various places Buddha was depicted as lecturing from in Tezuka’s graphic novel of the same name.
!historyruins@piefed.social would also like this…
I think this was the place where Buddha first met his original disciples. This place was given a facelift later around 16th century.
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