Nyagrodha Park

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Nyagrodha Park (Skt. Nyagrodhārāma; Tib. ཤིང་ནྱ་གྲོ་དྷའི་ཀུན་དགའ་ར་བ།, Wyl. shing n+ya gro d+ha’i kun dga’ ra ba), was a grove of banyan trees near Kapilavastu where the Buddha sometimes took up residence. It was a gift to the Buddhist community from King Shuddhodana, the father of the Buddha. [1]

References

  1. 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.