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Siddhartha Bank Limited (SBL) is one of the largest private Commercial Bank in Nepal which is 18th commercial bank to be licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank. It started operation in Dec 2002. [3] and has 196 branches and 226 ATMs all across the nation with its head office in Kathmandu which provides entire commercial banking services and remittance ...
Buddhist texts such as the Pāli Canon say that Kapilavastu was the childhood home of Gautama Buddha, on account of it being the capital of the Shakyas, over whom his father ruled. [2] Kapilavastu is the place where Siddhartha Gautama spent the first 29 years of his life.
1 Location. 2 Etymology. 3 History. ... The capital of the Shakyas was the city of Kapilavastu. [2] [4] ... having been founded by the Shakya Siddhartha Gautama, ...
The most important places in Buddhism are located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain of southern Nepal and northern India.This is the area where Gautama Buddha was born, lived, and taught, and the main sites connected to his life are now important places of pilgrimage for both Buddhists and Hindus.
The city's current name Siddharthanagar derives from Buddha's given name Siddhartha, as the birthplace of Buddha is located only 25 km (16 mi) to the west. The name was changed to Siddhartanagar in 1977 AD [ 3 ] by poet Komal Dutta Tiwari .
Śuddhodana (Sanskrit: शुद्धोदन; Pali: Suddhodana), meaning "he who grows pure rice," [3] was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. [4] He was a leader of the Shakya, who lived in an oligarchic republic, with their capital at Kapilavastu.
Nala is a historical and religious place of Nepal. It is a common religious place for Hindus and Buddhists. It is famous for Seto Machhindraanath (Karuna Mai), Bhagwati Temple, Manakamana Temple, Siddhartha Gumba and Ugrachandi Temple which is unique in having four storeys in the pagoda style.
Devdaha (Deva Daha, देवदह) is a municipality in Rupandehi District of Nepal, the ancient capital of Koliya Republic, located 7 km east of Lumbini and east of Butwal and shares a border with Nawalparasi district on the east side.