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Know About Lumbini

Dhiraj Baral
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If you are looking for a place where you can pass your holidays then it’s high time for you to have some pre in formations before going.

Lumbini is the place where Lord Buddha took birth nearly 2560 years ago. This place is the holiest pilgrimage of the believer of Buddhism. Because of its immense historical an archeological importance, Lumbini has been enlisted as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is also declared as a Fountain of World Peace by World Buddhist Federation.

The area of Lumbini is spread over 8sq.km possessing all the treasures of the historic area. We can have the sight of magnificent monasteries and monuments with their best indigenous architecture.

This international Buddhist pilgrimage is highly respected by every Buddhist all over the world.The legend has it when Mayadevi, queen of Shakya king Suddhodana was passing through the Lumbini Garden on Baisakh Purnima of 623 BC, she felt pain and took support of the branch of a tree and gave birth to the prince who later turned to be the world peace preacher.

The famous Maurya Emperor Asoka erected the famous pillar, carving the pillar as the very place where Buddha took birth, in his visit to this holy site in 749BC.To the south of this pillar there appears a sacred pond Puskarni. It is believed that Mayadevi had taken a bath before some moment of giving birth to Biddha.The main attraction for pilgrims and archeologists is Mayadevi Temple. Other important sites around Lumbini are Tilaurakot, Arovakot, Niglihawa, Sagarhawa, Gotihawa, Kudar, Ramagrama, Devdaha and Sishaniya.

Lumbini is really an appropriate place to experience an ambience of spiritualism. It keeps maximum potentiality of a religious place.

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