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distance of one yojana and the direction mentioned it would appear that Fa-Hian had
actually gone through the Sonepur region to reach Pataliputra. Vaishali, so very famous in
Buddhist and Jain religions, is within twenty miles of Sonepur. A large number of ancient
relies have been found in Vaishali, which is claimed by a large section of the Jainas as
the birth-place of Mahavira Vardhamana, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. Buddha had also
passed this way. TEMPLE OF HARIHARNATH
The origin of the Shiva temple at Sonepur known as Hariharnath is shrouded in mystery.
A large section of orthodox Hindus believe that Rama built the temple on his way to
Janakpur to win Sita. There is, however, no reference to this in the Ramayana. But that
Rama passed this way is established. It is a fact that the whole of Tirhut division is
imbued with the Rama- Sita cult and there are a large number of temples throughout the
Tirhut division, consisting of Champaran, Saran, Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga (Mithila)
districts, which commemorate the deeds of Rama, Sita, Valmiki, etc. It may be correct to
assume that this Hariharnath temple might have originated in this manner. |
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