Lauria Nandangarh at Champaran | Local sightseeing in Lauria Nandangarh

General information about Lauria Nandangarh

Country	India
State	Bihar
Location	205 Kms from Patna, 77 Kms from Champaran
Best time to visit	October to March
Tourist places to visit	Asokan Pillar Edict , Asokan Lion Pillar, Archeological Findings, Shunga and Kushana Sculpture
Significance	Buddhist and Archeological Tourist place

Lauria Nandangarh has risen to fame because of its Asokan Pillar Edict . It was also a place of Buddhist learning and religious developments from 2-3rd century BC to 4-6th century AD.

Why the name Lauria Nanadangarh?

Lauria is the name given to Asokan Pillar (Laura) that is one of the most famous things of the place. Nandangarh is the name given to the mound where excavations are done to find artifacts and stupa. Thus, the name Lauria Nandangarh is given to Asokan Pillar and the Nandangarh mound jointly.

Distance of Asokan Pillar from Nandangarh Mound -2 Kms.

Distance of Asokan Pillar from Lauria Nandangarh Village-0.5 Kms

Buddhism in Lauria Nandangarh

It is found in excavations that Lauria Nandangarh had a Buddhist Stupa of late 4th Century AD. Though the dome of Stupa could not be found intact, it is visible that place was a burial of Buddhist Monks or Gautam Buddha himself (scholars vary on this point).

So, Lauria Nandangarh has high reverence in hearts of Buddhist community.

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