Piprâwâ
Piprâwâ is an archeological site located in the district of Basti in the Uttar Pradesh in India.
Excavations carried out on the site put at the day the ruins of large a Stûpa , of a diameter of 40 m and which were to culminate with more than 10 m, most probably former to the reign of Ashoka. The exploration of the stupa revealed a stone trunk containing various invaluable objects whose vase in Stéatite comprising the inscription “This tomb intended for ashes of the Buddha, waked up, is the pious work of Śākya, his/her brothers, related to their sisters, and their children, and their wives. ” in pre-Ashoka characters, perhaps oldest found in India.
The ruins which were released around the stupa are probably those of Kapilavastu, the birthplace of the Bouddha.
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