bhuddhist nagari siddharth nagar

History of the district is associated with the life of Gautam Buddha, founder of Buddhism. Kapilavastu was the capital of his father Shuddodhan. This district has been named after the name of Gautam Buddha’s childhood name Prince “Siddhartha”. In the past, area was covered with forests and of Himalayan foothills was part of Shakya dynasty. In the sixth century BC, the Shakyons built their capital in Kapilvastu and established a powerful republic here. This region was once again ...