Sankasia

Introduction
Sankisa or Sankasia is small but an important Buddhist tour destination. Tradition says that this is the place where all the buddhas descend to Earth. Lord Buddha descended here after teaching Abhidhamma to his mother for the three months in Tushita (Satisfaction) heaven. The event is celebrated as Lhabab Duchen in Tibet. On his way to the Earth, Brahma (The Creator God) and Indra (Rain God) escorted the Enlightened One. A temple marks the place where both of them descended. Then follwed the years of teachings and debate of Buddha, culminating into the conversion of thousands of people. Budddha Maitreya - the future Buddha- was born here during the lifetime of Buddha himself. Chinese pilgrims, Fa-Hien and Hiuen Tsang had visited this place mentioning the pilgrimage as 'Sankis-a' or 'Kapittha' in their respective travelogues.

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Location & Climate
Sankisa or Sankasia, is identified as Basantpur village of Farrukhabad district of U.P. in India. This is 47 kms from its district headquarter Farrukhabad and 200 kms from Agra. Best time to pay your visit to the place is between October and April.


Sightseeing
This place houses a collection of precious monuments of Buddhist history.

» Ashokan Pillar & the Buddha Temple : The Ashokan Elephant Pillar and a Buddha Temple are situated here. Hiuen-Tsang found Ashokan pillar at Sankisa but now only the capital of the pillar remains. The pillar sits on the large pavillion, encircled by an iron fence.

» Bisaridevi Temple : A temple of Bisaridevi, just 500 yards from the village, stands on a sacred stupa, measuring 455 x 303 metres. A huge Shivlinga is also placed here. A local festival, Savan Mela is celebrated in July-August months of rainy season.


Accommodation Options
There is no dearth of accommodation facilities at the adjoing cities of Sankisa. But the world class accomodation facilities are available at Agra, 207 kms from here. Though the available options at Sankasya include the following.

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Accessibility
Nearest Railway Station Pakhna is 10 kms from Sankisa. Agra, its nearest airport, is 207 kms from here. This is 47 kms from Farrukhabad by road which is well-connected with all the major destinations of U.P. Regular bus and taxi services from Farrukhabad cater to the needs of the tourists properly.

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