As the birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini is among the four holy sites that pilgrims from the world over travel to during their lifetime. But the nativity site in Nepal is in a sad state, and needs to ...

Buddha Purnima—also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti—is celebrated globally to mark the birth of Lord Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. The day also commemorates his enlightenment after years of ...

The 3rd India-Nepal Cultural Festival in Lumbini celebrated the shared cultural and historical ties between the two nations, ...

The growing town in Nepal is trying to appeal to tourists as well as pilgrims LUMBINI, Nepal -- It's 6 p.m. when a dusty sun descends beyond the rice paddies in Lumbini, Nepal, in the southern Terai ...

"This (Lumbini) place is where the Tathagata was born; this is a place which should be visited and seen by a person having faith, devotion, and mindfulness which would cause the awareness and ...

The third edition of the cultural festival organized by the Embassy of India in Nepal, in collaboration with the Lumbini Development Trust and Lumbini Buddhist University, focused on Buddhism.

As is well-known, Lumbini is the first of the four major holy places in Buddhism, it being the place where the person who was to become the Buddha was born. Almost every account of the Buddha’s life, ...

LUMBINI: The 2553rd Anniversary of Lord Buddha and Lumbini Day was celebrated here today amidst various programmes. Visitors to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, celebrated the auspicious day by ...

Remains of a tree shrine found buried below the Maya Devi temple in Lumbini, Nepal, may push back the date of Buddha's birth to the 6th century BC. timber structure under a series of brick temples.

A Common Legacy” was held at Lumbini Buddhist University, bringing together scholars, monastics, researchers and heritage ...