The story goes that when the Buddha was approaching his mahaparinirvana at age 80, he advised his faithful disciple Ananda that there were four great places of pilgrimage associated with his life. The ...

The number of visitors to Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, is on the rise. Many pilgrims will visit on Buddha’s birthday on 18 May, and visitor volume will increase exponentially after the new ...

It was about 26 years ago that Japanese national Tokusin Norbu Kasai visited Lumbini for the first time. Tokusin then prayed and made a solemn promise on the premises of Mayadevi temple that he would ...

As is well-known, Lumbini is the first of the four major holy places in Buddhism, it being the place where the person who was to become the Buddha was born. Almost every account of the Buddha’s life, ...

"This (Lumbini) place is where the Tathagata was born; this is a place which should be visited and seen by a person having faith, devotion, and mindfulness which would cause the awareness and ...

Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one ...

The UNESCO Kathmandu Office has recently created a website on Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, World Heritage property in Nepal: ‘Lumbini: Past, Present & Future’. Lumbini, the birthplace ...

Tourists travelling to Nepal generally flip the glossy pages of guide books with captivating mountains on them. These mountains, including the tallest Mount Everest, are located in the northern region ...

In the hot, dusty plains of south-western Nepal sits Lumbini, one of the holiest places for about 350 million Buddhists around the world. Centuries ago a baby was born in Lumbini who went on to become ...