LUMBINI

LUMBINI  "Birth place of Lord Buddha"

Lumbini is that the birthplace of Lord Buddha, the apostle of peace and compassion. it's twenty one metric linear unit.+ west of Bhairahawa in Rupandehi district within the Mid-Western terai of Asian nation southwest of Tansen. there's associate unrestricted landing field at Bhairahawa for people who wish to require an instantaneous approach to the present revered place from Kathmandu.

SCARED GARDEN: Lumbini could be a place of journeying for Buddhists still as an area of reverence for peace lovers of any non secular religion throughout the planet. The centre of attraction at Lumbini is that the sacred garden with Mayadevi temple depiction the birth of Lord Buddha, the Ashokan pillar pinpointing the place of birth of the Buddha and also the Sakyan Tank wherever Mayadevi, the mother of the Buddha is meant to own taken a dip before transportation forth the baby. All around this holy website there area unit remnants of monasteries and chaityas engineered over the centuries following the Buddha's birth in 623 B.C.

Pillar in Lumbini : The Ashokan Pillar-In 1895, a German anthropologist, white wandering regarding the foothills of the Churia vary, discovered an enormous stone pillar erected by Emperor Ashoka in 250 B.C. to pay court to the birth place of Buddha. it's aforesaid that the Indian Emperor visited Lumbini Garden within the twentieth year of his enthronisation.

The stone pillar bears the subsequent inscription : King Piyadasi, beloved of the gods, having been anointed twenty years, came himself and idolized saying: "Here Buddha Sakyamuni was born. He caused a stone pillar to be erected, as a result of the worshipful one was born here. The village of Lumbini has been created freed from taxes and a recipient of wealth.' (translated from Brahrni.)
The Temple of Maya Devi - succeeding visible monument in Lumbini is that the temple of Maya Devi containing a stone relief depiction the birth scene of Lord Buddha. The bas-relief shows Maya Devi supporting herself by holding on to a branch of a sal tree, and also the baby Buddha standing upright on a lotus pedestal. 2 celestial figures area unit engaged within the act of gushing water and lotuses from the heaven, indicated within the sculpture by a delineation of clouds. The Maya Devi shrine has been idolized by each Hindus and Buddhists since the start of the era and is believed to own been engineered over the muse of a minimum of one earlier temple or stupa.
To the South of the Maya Devi temple is that the famed sacred pool of 'Puskarani', believed to be an equivalent sacred pool during which queen Maya Devi bathed simply before biological process to Buddha. it's additionally belived to be an equivalent sacred pool during which queen Maya Devi bathed simply before biological process to Buddha. it's additionally believe to be the pool wherever the baby Buddha was given his initial purification bathtub. The structure consists of 3 sticking out terraces in drizzling order and is rivetted with fine brick masonry.

Some spots which are highlighted:

The Marker Stone:

This stone conglomerate situated deeply buried within the sanctum sanatorium pinpoints the precise location of the birth of Lord Buddha. This was discovered when meticulous excavation of the Maya Devi Temple website in 1996. the precise size of Marker Stone is 70×40×10 cm. this is often currently coated with a bulletproof glass.
The Nativity Sculpture:
The image of Maya Devi, additionally referred to as the Nativity sculpture dated back to fourth century AD, depicts Maya Devi, holding the branch of a tree together with her right for support. Next to her Gautami Prajapati, her own sister, in supporting posture within the time of delivery is standing. The recently born aristocrat Siddhartha is standing upright on a lotus pedestal, with 2 celestial figures receiving him.

The Maya Devi Temple:

The Maya Devi Shrine advanced is that the heart of all monuments at this holy website. The advanced additionally bears the testimony of many layers of construction over the centuries. the most object of worship here is that the nativity sculpture. The improved mighta Devi temple was reopened on May sixteen, 2003 on the 2547th birth day of remembrance of Lord Buddha. Government of Asian nation and LDT collectively improved the temple. the bottom floor consists of the remains of the foundations of the first Maya Devi Temple that dates back to third century BC. The sanctum sanatorium is that the birth spot of the Lord Buddha.

The Puskarini or Holy Pond:

Close by the Asokan Pillar on the southern facet is that the holy pool, the Puskarini, believed to be the holy pool during which Maya Devi took bathtub simply before biological process to the Lord Buddha. it's additionally the location wherever the baby aristocrat Siddhartha was given his initial purification bathtub. The pool has terraced steps and is riveted by fantastically superimposed bricks.

The Asokan Pillar:

The Asokan Pillar bears the primary epigraphic proof concerning the birthplace of Lord Buddha. it's
the foremost noteworthy monument associated an authentic historic document of birthplace of Lord Buddha in Lumbini. The inscription etched by Emperor Ashoka continues to be intact and testifies the credibleness of the birthplace. The text written in script script and Prakrit language is translated as follows:
Twenty years when his enthronisation, King Priyadarsi, Beloved of Gods visited this spot nose to nose and offered worship at this place, as a result of the Buddha, the Sage of the Sakyas, was born here. He caused to be engineered a fence round the place and additionally erected this stone pillar to commemorate his visit. as a result of the Lord Buddha was born here, he created the village of Lumbini free from taxes and subject to pay solely one-eight of the turn out as land revenue rather than the standard rate.

Tilaurakot: 

The ancient capital of Sakya, Kapilvastu, has currently been known with Tilaurakot, a website in ruins situated twenty five metric linear unit west of Lumbini. The 5 periods of habitation of this walled town begin from eighth - 7h B.C. and finish in a pair of d century A.D. Excavations have unconcealed the foundations of a bastion with defence wall, gateways, monasteries and stupas.

Araurakot:

Araurakot lies regarding 9-km northeast of Tilaurakot. P.C. Mukheiji (1899) known it because the natal city of Kanakmuni Buddha. it's an oblong fortified space that contains a fosse with a lot of ancient ruins.

Kudan:

Kudan is found 2-km southwest of Taulihawa on thanks to Gotihawa. There area unit vast structural ruins indicating portion of monasteries and stupas with a tank close.
Niglihawa:
Niglihawa, 7-km northwest of Tilaurakot, was another website visited by Ashoka and marked with a pillar. The pillar is broken into 2 items. The standing base pillar has Ashokan inscription in script script and also the higher pillar has Devanagari* inscription marking Ripu MaiWs visit in 1312 AD. There area unit ruins of monasteries, stupas and habitation. it's known as ancient city of Sobhawati, birthplace of Kanakmuni Buddha

Gotihawa:

Gotihawa lies 5-km southwest of Taulihawa city and is taken into account the natal city of Krakuchanda Buddha. The place has ruins of ancient habitation, stupas and monasteries. The place was visited by Ashoka as proved  by a pillar with inscriptions. The pillar is broken with the higher half missing.

Sagarhawa:

Sagarhawa lies three.5 kin. north of Tilaurakot and west of Banganga watercourse. it's an oblong depression. Excavations wiped out 1896 copied seventeen stupas and enormous monuments made of well-burnt bricks. Findings of casket and different rare antiquities indicate them to be dedicated stupas of the war dead. However, these stupas stay no additional as they were excavated to their foundation while not restoration.

Ramgram:

Ramgram lies four metric linear unit south of Parasi city in Nawalparasi district. The remains of stupa and religious residence as mounds area unit beside the bank of Jahari watercourse in Kerwani village. the large stupa mound is thirty foot high and seventy foot. in diameter. Koliyas of Ramagram area unit listed among the eight tribes that received the corporeal relics of the Buddha at Kushinagar.

Devedaha:

Devedaha lies 34-km northeast of Lumbini close to the village of Khairhani. The Koliya of Devadaha area unit thought of as maternal tribe of Gautam Buddha. There area unit archaeologic mounds close to the village.