Lumbini Nepal

Aug 20, 2018/By Amejman
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Nepal is the scared land where Lord Gautam Buddha was born in. If you are travelling to Nepal, besides the snow-clapped mountain, greenery of Chitwan, historical temples, glorifying rivers, amazing landscapes, you will definitely want to visit the birth place of Lord Gatuam Buddha. Lumbini, birth place of Lord Gautam Buddha, is located in Rupandehi District of Province No. 5 in Nepal. It is the major tourist destination, especially of Buddhist people. Lumbini is located 25kms east of the municipality of Kapilvastu. Kapilvastu was the seat of governance of the then kingdom of Nepal. Lumbini is the auspicious land where Queen Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautam in 563 B.C., who later attained the enlightenment and became Gautam Buddha. Lumbini is presently being created as a site that represents the Buddhist journey focus, where the archeological remains related with the introduction of the Lord Buddha structure as a focal component. 

There is Mayadevi Temple in the Lumbini Garden with many historians and archaeologists referring to it as the place of birth of Lord Buddha. It is believed that on the day of Baishak Purnima (Full moon day in May), Queen Mayadevi, while passing through the Lumbini Garden, took a bath in Pushkarini (Scared Pond). Soon after the bath, she took the support of a tree branch, and gave birth to the Prince Siddhartha (Gautam Buddha).  Lumbini is one of numerous magnet for journey, where numerous individuals come to adore, visit, worship research and learn about the life of Gautam Buddha and different purposes. Lumbini has number of sanctuaries, including the Mayadevi Temple, Ashokan column and a few others in development. On the south side of the temple is a sacred pool, where it is said Maya Devi bathed before giving birth, and where the newborn Buddha was washed by two dragons. For Buddhists, this is one of four pilgrimage sites based around the life of Gautam Buddha, the other three being Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, and Sarnath. Going by its cultural, religious and historical importance, UNESCO declared Lumbini, a world heritage site in the year 1997. Numerous statue, religious communities and a gallery called 'the Lumbini International Reseach Institute' are likewise found. Where individuals inspire help to learn and think about the historical backdrop of Gautam Buddha and in 1997, Lumbini was allowed World Heritage status by UNESCO.
One of the most established structures on the premises with three supplication lobbies is the Myanmar golden temple. Directly inside the temple premises is the Lokamani Pula pagoda, another Burmese style pagoda that takes after the Shwe-dagon pagoda of Yangon.
Also, there is Ashoka Pillar which attracts tourists with inscriptions that refers the place as birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha. It is believed that, here, the Prince took his first seven steps after his birth.Moreover, there is Lumbini Museum on the northern end of the premise which is dedicated to the life of Gautam Buddha and houses the photos and artifacts from Buddhist sites all over the world. With all these attractions of Lumbini, the destination is visited by thousand of Buddhists and Hindu devotees from all around the world along with historians and tourists interested in Buddhist religion and culture.