Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

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Lumbini: The Hallowed Ground of the Lord Buddha's Nativity

Lumbini, nestled in the verdant plains of the Rupandehi District within the Lumbini Province of Nepal, holds a unique significance in the annals of history and spirituality. This hallowed ground bears witness to the nativity of Siddhartha Gautama, who would later be revered as the Lord Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

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UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site

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.

UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site

The Committee decided to inscribe this site on the basis of criteria (iii) and (vi). As the birthplace of the Lord Buddha, the sacred area of Lumbini is one of the holiest places of one of the world's great religions, and its remains contain important evidence about the nature of Buddhist pilgrimage centres from a very early period.

Encyclopedia Record: Lumbini

Lumbinī is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. According to the sacred texts of the Buddhist Commentaries, Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini in c. 624 BCE. Siddhartha Gautama achieved Enlightenment, and became Shakyamuni Buddha who founded Buddhism. He later passed into parinirvana at the age of eighty, in c. 544 BCE. Lumbini is one of four most sacred pilgrimage sites pivotal in the life of the Buddha.

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