Ashoka Pillar of LumbiniLumbini pillar inscription by King Ripumalla: " Om Mani Padme Hum Sri Ripu Malla Chiram Jayatu 1234 Saka Era (Om Mani Padme Hum May Prince Ripu Malla be long victorious)"[1]
Pilgrimage to
Buddha's Holy Sites
The Four Main Sites
Bodh Gaya
Kushinagar
Lumbini
Sarnath
Four Additional Sites
Rajgir
Sankissa
Shravasti
Vaishali
Other Sites
Ajanta
Amaravati
Barabar Caves
Bharhut
Chandavaram
Devdaha
Ellora Caves
Kapilavastu
Kesaria Stupa
Kosambi
Lalitgiri
Mathura
Nalanda
Nasik
Pataliputra
Pāvā
Piprahwa
Pushpagiri
Ramagrama stupa
Ratnagiri
Sanchi
Udayagiri
Tilaurakot
Varanasi
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Map of Lumbini in relation to other Eight Great Places Buddhist pilgrimage sites and notable nearby cities
Lumbinī (Nepali: लुम्बिनीpronounced[ˈlumbini]ⓘ, "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, queen Maya gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama at around 566 BCE.[2][3] Gautama, who, according to Buddhist tradition, achieved Enlightenment some time around 528 BCE,[4][5] became Shakyamuni Buddha and founded Buddhism.[6][7][8] Lumbini is one of many magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha.
Lumbini has a number of old temples, including the Mayadevi Temple, and several new temples, funded by Buddhist organisations from various countries. Most of the temples have already been completed and some are still under construction. Many monuments, monasteries and a museum, and the Lumbini International Research Institute are also within the holy site. Also, there is the Puskarini, or Holy Pond, where Mayadevi, the Buddha's mother, is believed to have taken the ritual dip prior to his birth and where he also had his first bath. At other sites near Lumbini, earlier Buddhas were, according to tradition, born, then achieved ultimate Enlightenment and finally relinquished their earthly forms.[9]
Lumbini was made a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.[2][3][note 1]
^Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist Architecture, p.269
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^Schumann, Hans Wolfgang (2003). The Historical Buddha: The Times, Life, and Teachings of the Founder of Buddhism. Motilal Banarsidass Press. pp. 10–13. ISBN 8120818172.
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^Mishra, Ramakanta (December 2021). "Location of Kapilavastu: Resolving Contradictory Descriptions found in Buddhist Scriptures". Journal of the U.S. Sangha for Buddhist Studies. 02 (2): 64–76. ISSN 2692-7357.
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