Gotihawa
| Gotihawa गोटिहवा | |
|---|---|
| Village development committee | |
  Gotihawa Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°31′N 83°02′E / 27.51°N 83.03°ECoordinates: 27°31′N 83°02′E / 27.51°N 83.03°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal |
| Zone | Lumbini Zone |
| District | Kapilvastu District |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 3,335 |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
Gotihawa is a village development committee located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Kapilavastu, in Kapilvastu District, in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3335 people living in 567 individual households.[1]
History
Modern day Gotihawa was known as Khemavati in ancient times. According to Theravāda Buddhist tradition, Kakusandha Buddha was born in Khemavati.[2] Kakusandha Buddha is one of the ancient Buddhas whose biography is chronicled in chapter 22[2] of the Buddhavamsa, one of the books of the Pāli Canon.
References
- ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vicittasarabivamsa, U (1992). "Chapter 22: Kakusandha Buddhavamsa". In Ko Lay, U; Tin Lwin, U. The great chronicle of Buddhas, Volume One, Part Two (1st ed.). Yangon, Myanmar: Ti=Ni Publishing Center. pp. 274–80.
