Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum and Memorial Stupa
| Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum and Memorial Stupa | |
|---|---|
| Type | Stupa |
| Location | Vaishali district, Bihar, India |
| Coordinates | 25°59′N 85°08′E / 25.99°N 85.13°E |
| Area | 72 acre |
| Status | Under construction |
| Budget | ₹315 crore |
The Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum and Memorial Stupa is a proposed museum and stupa to house the sacred relics of the Buddha that were given to the king of Vaishali in the 6th century BCE. The relics were enshrined in the Buddha Vaishali stupa, then uncovered during an archeological excavation in the late 1950s or early 1960s. The museum and stupa are to be built at Vaishali, about 60 km from the Bihar state capital Patna.
The Bihar state cabinet approved its construction on 9 February 2013, and construction was commenced on 20 February 2019, inaugurated by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. The museum will be built on 72 acres of land with a budget of ₹315 crore. The structure will be built of stone, with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi providing technical support for its construction.