Sankasia (SaṄkassa, Sankissa, Sankasya)

At the end of the Rains Retreat, the Buddha returned to Earth, escorted by many devas, descending a golden staircase created through his supernormal powers and reaching from heaven to Earth with its foot in the city of Saṅkassa. A huge crowd of the Buddha’s followers—bhikkhus, bhikkhunīs, laymen, and laywomen—went there to welcome him back to Earth.