Kapilvastu was the capital of the Shakya clan, into which Buddha was born as the son of the clan’s king Suddhodhana.
Siddhartha is said to have found a quiet retreat under the Bo or Bodhi tree, where he sat in meditation till he attained supreme knowledge.
It was here in around 530 BC that Gautam Buddha had preached his first sermon just five weeks after he attained enlightenment.
Legends say that it was here Lord Buddha set in motion his second wheel of law and spent several seasons meditating and preaching.
Vaishali, in modern-day Bihar, is known as one of the greatest cities of the 6th century BC. It is said Lord Buddha came to Vaishali around five years after his enlightenment.
Kushinagar, or Kushinara, as it was known in those days, is where Lord Buddha left his corporal self and attained Mahaparinirvana.
Sankassya is one of the lesser known sites associated with Lord Buddha’s miracles. It is believed that Lord Buddha descended here from heaven, after delivering sermons to his mother.