Mankiala مانكياله | |
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Village | |
Mankiala stupa is located in the village of Tope Mankiala | |
Coordinates: 33°26′53″N 73°14′37″E / 33.448129°N 73.243588°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Punjab (Pakistan) |
District | Rawalpindi |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Mankiala (Urdu: مانكياله; also known as Manikyala and Manikiyala) is a village in the Potohar plateau, Punjab near Rawalpindi, Pakistan, known for the nearby Mankiala stupa – a Buddhist stupa located at the site where, according to legend, Buddha sacrificed some of his body parts to feed seven hungry tiger cubs.[1]