Lumbini is believed to be the birth place of shiddartha Gautama the founder of Buddhism, Known as The Lord Buddha, ‘The enlightened one'. The peacefulness of Lumbini make a visit worthwhile. This nativity site, identified by Indian Emperor Ashoka's commemorative pillar erected over 2,200 years ago and rediscovered in 1896, is the quintessential Buddhist heritage site, currently renaissanced by the internationally supported Lumbini Development Project. |