Sankissa (also Sankasia, Sankassa and Sankasya) is an ancient city in India renown for the descent of Gautama Buddha from the Tushita heavens where he taught his mother before landing at Sankissa. Considered among the eight great pilgrimage sites, …

At the end of the Rains Retreat, the Buddha returned to Earth, escorted by many devas, descending a golden staircase created through his supernormal powers and reaching from heaven to Earth with its foot in the city of Saṅkassa.

Sankassa (also Sankasia, Sankissa and Sankasya) was an ancient city in India. The city came into prominence at the time of Gautama Buddha. According to a Buddhist source, it was thirty leagues from Savatthi.[1]

Sāṃkāśya [a.k.a. "Sankisa"] (P. Saṅkassa; T. sang kha sa/sa ka she; C. Sengqieshi 僧伽施). [1] [2] A city in northern India, near Sravasti, known as the place where the Buddha descended to earth from the "realm of the thirty-three" (Trāyastriṃśa), after …

Sep 22, 2024 · Sankassa in Buddhism represents a pivotal city linked to the Buddha’s teachings, symbolizing a crucial moment in his journey and highlighting its significance within Buddhist philosophy and history.

Apr 1, 2018 · The site of the city gate of Sankassa is one of the unchangeable spots of the world (avijahitatthanam). All Buddhas descend at that spot to the world of men after preaching the Abhidhamma (BuA.106, 247; MA.i.371, etc.). From Sankassa the Buddha went to …

Sankassa: A city, thirty leagues from Sāvatthi. (DhA.iii.224). It was there that the Buddha returned to earth, after preaching the Abhidhamma Pitaka in Tāvatimsa, following the performance of the Twin Miracle under the Gandamba tree.

Oct 27, 2020 · Sankassa (also Sankasia, Sankissa and Sankasya) was an ancient city in India. The city came into prominence at the time of Gautama Buddha. According to a Buddhist source, it was thirty leagues from Savatthi.

Sankassa was said to be the place where Buddha descended after ascending to Tāvatimsa heaven and teaching to her mother, according to Pāli canons. In 249 BC, King Aṡoka visited Sankassa as part of his pilgrimage journey. Hsüan Tsang also arrived in 636 AD he also mentioned about it in his memoir.

Sankissa, also known as Sankasia or Sankassa, is an ancient town located in the Farrukhabad district of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is situated about 47 kilometers (29 miles) northwest of the city of Kannauj. The town is renowned for its …