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Lumbini
Tour :
The birthplace of Lord Buddha, the
apostle of peace and non-violence. Still
preserved, the broken Ashokan pillar,
remnants of the old monastery and images
of Buddha’s mother, Maya Devi. The
auspicious garden of Lumbini is situated
amidst the nearly established town of
Siddharthanagar in the hot Terai plains
of the west Nepal.The broken Ashokan
pillar, holy remnants of the old
Buddha’s Monastery, divine images of the
Buddha’s Mother Great Maya Devi, etc are
still well preserved here. |
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PLACES AROUND LUMBINI
The Buddhist Temple
It is built in modern style but there is
the image of old
Temple. Colorful Art has made it more
wonderful and peaceful.
The Ashokan pillar
This is the place where Lord Buddha was
born. A stone representing a horse cause
stone erected.
Sanctum-Sanctorum of the Birthplace
Here you can see a big stone-slab
located deep in sanctum sanctorum. The
stone-slab foundation pinpoints the
location of the original place, marking
the precise spot of the birthplace of
Lord Buddha.
Maya Devi Temple
The place where Lord Buddha was given
birth by her mother Maya Debi. Here she
is seen supporting herself by holding on
with her right hand to the branch of sal-tree,
with the newly born infant Buddha
standing upright on a lotus pedestals on
an oval halo.
Puskarni –the Sacred pool
Most people take it as Holy pool.
Architecturally the pool has three
projecting terraces in the ascending
order and is revealed with a fine brick
masonry.
Kapilbastu
Kailbastu is believed to be the capital
city of Lumbini in history. There are
ruins and mounds of old stupas and
monasteries made of kiln-burnt bricks
and mortar. Seeing Kapilbastu, it could
easily be visualized as a high seat of
authentic culture.
Arorakot
About 10 km north west of Toulihawa
there is a rectangular fortified area,
which is popularly known as Arorakot.
The fortified area was identified by the
famous Indian archaeologist as the natal
town of Kanakmuni Buddha, remains of the
old moat and the brick fortification
around the kot can still be clearly
located.
Chatrade
Most of the pottery and antiquities
found here belong to the sunga- Kushana
Period while the virtual remains of the
structures may be related to the early
medieval times.
Gotihawa
In the village there exists an Ashokan
pillar standing in a slab. The upper
portion of Ashokan pillar is broken and
lost and only the lower portion of the
pillar 3.5meters high remains still
intact.
Kudan
Kudan having a huge structure ruin with
a cluster of four mounds and tanks.
The mounds were excavatedin 1962 only.
Niglihawa
The site has a quadrangular tank
surrounded by bushes, locally known as
Niglisagar. On the western bank of the
tank there appear two broken pieces of
Ashokan pillar; the longer one laying
flat and the shorter one stuck unto the
ground.
Sagarhawa
The ancient tank ruins, which were
excavated and identified as "Palace of
massacre of the Shakyas" in 1895,can
still be located on the south west banks
of sagar.
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