Nigalihawa
निगलिहवा
Village development committee
Nigalihawa is located in Nepal
Nigalihawa
Nigalihawa
Location in Nepal
Nigalihawa is located in South Asia
Nigalihawa
Nigalihawa
Nigalihawa (South Asia)
Coordinates: 27°37′N 83°07′E / 27.62°N 83.11°E / 27.62; 83.11
Country   Nepal
ZoneLumbini Zone
DistrictKapilvastu District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total7,564
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Nigalihawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 7564 people living in 1231 individual households.[1]

History

Nigalihawa was known as Sobhavati in ancient times. According to Theravada Buddhist tradition, Konagamana Buddha was born in Sobhavati.[2] Konagamana Buddha is one of the ancient Buddhas whose biography is chronicled in chapter 23 of the Buddhavamsa, one of the books of the Pali Canon.[2] Today, Sobhavati corresponds to the archaeological site referred to as Nigali Sagar, which is located in Nigalihawa.

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b Vicittasarabivamsa, U (1992). "Chapter 23: Koṇāgamana Buddhavamsa". In Ko Lay, U; Tin Lwin, U (eds.). The great chronicle of Buddhas, Volume One, Part Two (1st ed.). Yangon, Myanmar: Ti=Ni Publishing Center. pp. 280–5.
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