# Kapilavastu — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/kapilavastu-whe-definition-discussion/16531>\
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**Created:** [October 14, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/kapilavastu-whe-definition-discussion/16531 "2020-10-14T09:01:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/kapilavastu-whe-definition-discussion/16531/1 "2020-10-14T09:01:30Z")

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Kapilavastu (“Place of Kapila”) is the name of the city where Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha, l. c. 563-483 BCE) grew up and lived for the first 29 years of his life before leaving to pursue the spiritual path which led to his enlightenment. The city is thought to have been named in honor of the sage Kapila.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Kapilavastu/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kapilavastu/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/kapilavastu-whe-definition-discussion/16531/2 "2026-07-30T20:03:42Z")

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