. . "Shravasti (IAST: \u015Ar\u0101vast\u012B), also known as Savatthi (S\u0101vatth\u012B) in Pali, was a city of ancient India and one of the six largest cities in India during Gautama Buddha's lifetime. The city was located in the fertile Gangetic plains in the present-day district of the same name, Shravasti, that belongs to Devipatan Division of Uttar Pradesh near Balrampur, some 170 kilometres (106 mi) north-east of Lucknow."@en .