Lord Buddha - 'Traceless Clans: Lost and Found'

Traceless Clans

Traceless Clans - Highlights
1.	After MAHAPARINIRVANA of Lord Buddha, relics shared by all eight claimant including Bullis of Allakappa and *Brahmin of Vethdip*
2.	All relics are identified except these two 'Bullis of Allakappa' and 'Brahmins of Vethdip' have not discovered yet.
3.	Ashoka was excavated eight stupas, he could not trace out two clans, that are '*Bullis of Allakappa' and 'Brahmins of Vethdip*'
4.	*'Bullis of Allakappa' and 'Brahmins of Vethdip*' have not been explored since last twenty five hundred years.
5.	In 1898 in village Piprava (Dist. Basti, U.P.) one stupa was excavated by English archaeologist *Mr. W.C. Peppe*.
6.	The finding of one stupa in village Piprava defies that Ashoka excavated all eight original stupas. Although in geographically identified places like Vaishali, Pava, Kusinara etc no original stup was found.
7.	The six identified claimants of Lord Buddha's relics had one similarity that is they were situated across the river in pair. As mentioned in Buddhist scripture that '*Bullis of Allakappa' were situated near by 'Brahmins of Vethip*'. So it is possible that they were situated across one river.
8.	Geomorphologically at the distance of 120 K.M. towards east from Basadh (Vaishali) and presently in the north part of Begusarai district between Budhi Gandak River and Vaiti River. There is a island whose extension in the six thousand acres of land.
9.	The island of Veeth very rich archeologically. But it has not been excavated properly by Archeological Survey of India.
10.	Archeological survey started in 1946-47 by two Prof. of G. D. College, Begusarai were found the NBPW (mentioned in college bulleting no. 2)
11.	After few years in 1952 and 1957-58 ‘Archeological Survey of India’ did excavation here and declared Jaimanglagadh to be the protected site. Collected materials were kept in district museum Begusarai.

At the time of death (MAHAPARINARVAN) of Lord Buddha (483 B.C. or 486 B.C.) Mallas of Kusinara paid tributes to him by flower scents, and five hundred sets of Robes. After performing all rituals mallas people sprayed aerated water on flower and kept his relics for a week.

AJATSHATRU, Kind of Magadh heard the news and sent a messenger to say – “The Lord was Kshatriya. I too am a Kshatriya, I am worthy of a share of the relics of Lord. I will erect a stupa over the relics of the Lord and make a feast. The Licchavis also of Vaishali, the Sakays of Kapilvastu, The Koliyas of Ramgram, the Bullis of Allakappa, A Brahmin of Vethdip and the mallas Pava asked for share. But Mallas of Kusinara in their assembly refused to make a division, as the Lord had attained “NIRVANA” in their domain. Then the Brahmin “DONA” counsealed concord, and proposed to divide the relics in to eight equal parts for each of the eight claimants. Having done so he asked for himself the measuring vessel, over which he erected a stupa and made a feast.

The identity of Magadh (Rajgir). Vaishali (Basadh), Kapilvastu (Piprava) Pava (Padrauna), Kusinara (Kasia) have been proved by modern excavation and geographical survey.

As per Buddhist scriptures the Koliyas of Ramgram were situated towards the east of Shakyas of Kapilvastu. Both these clans were situated across the river Rohini. These two clans used to fight over the water Rohini river. Thus geographically their locations are quite clear. But as per descriptions of above write clans two claimants of relics that is Bullis of Allakappa and Brahmins of Vethdip have not been discovered yet.

Although it is proven fact that history gets completed only when something mentioned in scriptures gets evidently proved geographically as well as by excavation and archaeology. Contd...

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