Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

World Heritage
Nepal
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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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Mayadevi Temple and ruins of ancient monasteries in Lumbini

Maya devi Temple

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Location of the Minor Rock Edicts (Edicts 1, 2 & 3) Other inscriptions often classified as Minor R...

Lumbini Rummindei pillar at time of discovery in 1896, with location of the inscription, which was h...

Lumbini pillar inscription by King Ripumalla, 'Om mani padme hum May Prince Ripu Malla be long victo...

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Location of the Minor Rock Edicts (Edicts 1, 2 & 3) Other inscriptions often classified as Minor R...

Map of Lumbini in relation to other Eight Great Places Buddhist pilgrimage sites and notable nearby ...

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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