However, Sealings bearing the legend Kapilavastu have been found from Piprahwa–a village in district Siddharthnagar of Uttar Pradesh in India.
Gradually, it expanded to include excavated antiquities from Piparahawa, Kapilavastu, where the Buddha grew up.
Tilaurakot was the cardinal point of the ancient Shakyan city of Kapilavastu.
Nigrodhārāma was a Banyan grove near Kapilavastu, where a residence was provided for the Buddha when he visited the city in the first year after his Enlightenment.
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The Nigrodharama is located at the site of the modern Kudan village, about six kilometres south of Tilaurakot, the citadel of Kapilavastu.
Having left the royal city of Kapilavastu with his horse Kanthaka and horseman Channa, Siddhartha cuts off his long hair in order to symbolize his entry into the religious life.