Lumbini

Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Province No. 5 in Nepal. It is the place where, Gautam Buddha achieved Enlightenment and founded Buddhism. It is the place where Queen Mahamayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in 563 BCE. Lumbini has a number of older temples, including the Maya, and various new temples, funded by Buddhist organisations from various countries, have been completed or are still under construction. Many monuments, monasteries and a museum, and the Lumbini International Research Institute are also within the holy site. Lumbini is one of many magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha. At other sites near Lumbini, earlier Buddhas were, according to tradition, born, then achieved ultimate Enlightenment and finally relinquished thei