Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1997 som kulturarv i Nepal. Platsen hör till regionen Asia and the Pacific.

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UNESCOSiddhartha 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.