Ancient city of Vaishali

The city of Vaishali, located in Varanasi, is very popular for Buddhist pilgrimage. Here the Buddha stayed at the monastery and read his last sermon. By order of King Ashoka, a column 18 meters high was erected here and decorated with a lion statue. In Vaishali there is a temple of the god Shiva made of dark stone, built about 15 centuries ago, and an artificial pond where bathing takes place before coronation rituals. Nearby you can find another ancient temple with many divine statues. Not far from Vaishali, the buried remains of the Buddha were discovered, part of the ashes is located in this ancient city to this day.