Kushinagar — Buddha's Mahāparinirvāṇa

Buddhist - Location: Kushinagar, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh (26.7408°N, 83.8889°E) Kushinagar — where Buddha attained Mahāparinirvāṇa (Final Nirvana) in 483 BCE at age 80 — is the third of the 4 most-holy Buddhist places (with Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath). The Mahāparinirvāṇa Temple houses a 6.1-m reclining Buddha idol (5th c. CE Gupta). The Rāmabhāra Stūpa marks the exact spot of cremation. International airport opened 2021 to handle East-Asian Buddhist pilgrims.