Various studies, researches and excavations about Panditpur, Ramgram and Devdah, the capital of Kolia Republic in ancient times, have progressed the work of placing Ramgram Stupa in the World Heritage List.
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Among the places associated with Gautama Buddha, the 'Ramgram Stupa' at Ramgram-7 Ujaini in West Nawalparasi is a sacred pilgrimage site. As mentioned in the Religious and Research Articles of Buddhism, the Ramgram Stupa is the only unexcavated place where Lord Gautama Buddha's Astadhatu is kept.
Panditpur, Ramgram and Devdah, the capital of the ancient Kolia Republic, has progressed through various studies and excavations to place the Ramgram Stupa in the World Heritage List. Ramgram Stupa is a 500 year old Stupa built by Kolia King.
The stupa was built after the Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha. While searching for the Ramgram Stupa, there is a history of finding the Ramgram Stupa based on the description of the Chinese traveler saying that it is four miles east and south of the Kolia capital Ramgram. The significance of the stupa is also mentioned in the Buddhist text Tripitaka.
Shambhu Upadhyay, president of civil society and chairman of Ramgram Development and Conservation Committee, said that the three levels of government have not given necessary attention to the development and promotion of Ramgram area. "The place where the relic of Gautama Buddha, which has not been excavated, which can be listed in the World Heritage List, should have become a tourist hub by now," he said, "The importance and secret of Ramgram Stupa has not been revealed yet." It is mentioned in religious texts and Buddhist history that Stupas were built in Vaishali, Kapilavastu, Magadha, Ramgram, Allakappa, Kushinagar, Vethdeep and Pava.
Emperor Ashoka, who was on a campaign to build 84 thousand stupas, took the materials and built a pillar at the same place. It is mentioned that although they succeeded in extracting the stone from seven places, they could not excavate the stone in the Ramgram Stupa and the Nagas protected the stone at that time. For this reason, the Ramgram Stupa is still a mystery.
Buddhist pond ruins and vihara structures have been found around the stupa. A team of experts from the Department of Archeology and Durham University in the UK found an important object during the excavation in the northwest area of the stupa last year. In the geophysics survey conducted in 2018, large Bihar, ponds and other Buddhist materials were found, and now excavations are being carried out to find out its actual condition.
Lately, Ramgram Municipality has started its development by forming Ramgram Development Fund. We have to convey the importance of Ramgram to the whole world. It is our understanding that the role of the local level in its development and promotion should be executive,'' said Dhanpat Yadav, head of Ramgram Municipality, 'However, even for small works, we have to take permission from the Lumbini Development Fund and there are other technical problems, so we have formed a separate development fund. It is our determination to develop it by collaborating with everyone.'
