UNESCO World Heritage Site

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nepal, inscribed in 1997.

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 of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist

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 of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature.

Country
Nepal
Region
Asia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1997
UNESCO reference
666
Area
1.95 ha

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