Lumbini is the place where the newly born Prince Siddhartha took his first seven steps and uttered an epoch-making message to the suffering humanity. This happened in a beautiful sal grove, which is now the focal point of the Lumbini Garden Area. Maya Devi, the queen of Sakya King Suddhodhana of Kapilbastu, while passing through the Lumbini Garden, on the day of “Vaisakha Poornima” (Full moon day of May 623 B.C) took a bath in the Pushkarini (the Sacred Pond) and soon after she took support of a tree branch, then gave birth to the Crown Prince Siddhartha, who became Buddha. The Lumbini Garden covers an area of 1×3 sqare miles and encompasses three zones each covering one square mile connected with walkways and a canal. The area has a sub tropical monsoon climate with a warm season.
Dan, 5 months ago
Lumbini is Awesome…One of the world’s most sacred holy site….Loved it..
Ethan, 3 months ago
Rightly Said….!!!! awesome place…!! sacred land..!!
NaiZy, 3 months ago
you shulod read Sidhartha by Herman Hesse if you have not already…something else you’d enjoy is the IChing..all about balance
Mike, 3 months ago
Hullo, tnahks a lot for this post which I came upon by pure chance! After waiting for the English version paperback vols to come out, I finally got the ist 4 vols from landmark in Calcutta some months back. I’m eagerly waiting for the remaining 4 now. I’m a devotee of the great Osamu Tezuka too!Best, rama