Meanings
proper noun
- Kapilavastu, a city of ancient India, capital of the Shakyas in late Iron Age India, around the 6th and 5th centuries BC. Early residence of Gautama Buddha and that of his parents Suddhodana and Maya. Modern ruins located at either Piprahwa in Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India or Tilaurakot in Kapilvastu Municipality, Lumbini Province, Nepal.
Buddhist lore has it that Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, grew up within the luxurious setting of his father’s palace in the city of Kapilavastu, carefully guarded from any exposure to human suffering.
2016 June 2 [2016 June 1], Ellen Barry, “India and Nepal in Not-Very-Enlightened Spat Over Buddha’s Childhood Home”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2016, page A6 - A municipality of Lumbini, Nepal. Formerly known as Taulihawa until 2017.
Origin
- Sanskritकपिलवस्तु
- EnglishKapilavastu
From Sanskrit कपिलवस्तु (kapilavastu), from कपिल (kapila) + वस्तु (vastu).
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Arabic كابيلافاستو
- كابيلافاستو (kābīlāfāstū)city in Nepal
Bengali কপিলবস্তু
- কপিলবস্তু (kopilbostu)city in Nepal
Chinese Mandarin 迦毘羅衛 /迦毗罗卫
- 迦毘羅衛 /迦毗罗卫 (Jiāpíluówèi)city in Nepal
Hindi कपिलवस्तु
- कपिलवस्तु (kapilvastu)city in Nepal
Japanese カピラヴァストゥ, 迦毘羅衛
- カピラヴァストゥ (kapiravasutu)city in Nepal
- 迦毘羅衛 (kabirae)city in Nepal
Thai กบิลพัสดุ์
- กบิลพัสดุ์city in Nepal
Cite this entry
APA
Kapilavastu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kapilavastu
MLA
“Kapilavastu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kapilavastu. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kapilavastu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kapilavastu.
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