Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
World Heritage
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The famous Lumbini Gardens, where Gautama Buddha was born in 623 BC, soon became a site of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected a memorial pillar there. The site is currently being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, featuring archaeological remains related to Gautama Buddha's birth.
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Information extracted from Wikidata
country | list of historic monuments in Paris |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lumbini%204.jpg |
executive body | Lumbini |
IPA transcription | 2150716 |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/01c_w6 |
postal code | 32914 |
Commons category | Lumbini |
coordinate location | Point(83.275829 27.4814) |
page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lumbini%20Banner.jpg |
population | 2078 |
elevation above sea level | 150 |
area | 1.95 |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
category for maps | Category:Maps of Lumbini |
start time | 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z |
official name | لومبيني، مكان ولادة بوذا |
official name | Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha |
official name | Lumbini, lugar de nacimiento de Buda |
official name | Lumbini, lieu de naissance du Bouddha |
official name | 仏陀の生誕地ルンビニ |
official name | Lumbini, geboorteplaats van de Boeddha |
official name | Лумбини, место рождения Будды |
official name | 佛祖诞生地兰毗尼 |
volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
area | 22.78 |
applies to part | buffer zone |