Monday, March 19, 2012

Lumbini


Lumbini is a site in the Rupandehi district of Nepal. It is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama, who as the Buddha Gautama founded the Buddhist tradition. The Buddha lived between roughly 563 and 483 BCE. Lumbini is one of four magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha, the others being at Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, and Sarnath is a city of our country. This located is  in kapilbastu district and kapilbastu village. This zone peaceful place of our country. Here is born lod Buddha. this place is important part of our country so we are save this part. There is many many pagoda for peace.

Lumbini is geographically located 25 km east of the municipality of Kapilavastu, Nepal. Where the Buddha lived until the age of 29. Lumbini has a number of temples, including the Mayadevi temple, and others under construction. Also located here is the Puskarini or Holy Pond where the Buddha's mother took the ritual dip prior to his birth and where he, too, had his first bath, as well as the remains of Kapilvastu palace. At other sites near Lumbini, earlier Buddhas were, according to tradition, born, achieved ultimate awakening and finally relinquished earthly form.


 

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