Explanation:

Recently, the Prime Minister of India participated in an event marking Abhidhamma Day at the Mahaparinirvana Temple in Kushinagar.

It is located in Kushinagar in UP. The reclining nirvana statue of Lord Buddha inside the temple is 6.10 mt. long and is made of monolith red sandstone of the 5th century A.D. It represents the ‘Dying-Buddha’ reclining on his right side with his face towards the west. Being the death- place of Lord Buddha, it is a holy place for pilgrimage.