Лумбини, родина Будды / Lumbini, The Birthplace of The Lord Buddha

Будда родился в 623 до н.э. в Лумбини. Вскоре это место стало местом паломничества, среди которых был индийский император Ашока, установивший один из юбилейных столбов. В настоящее время район Лумбини известнен как центр паломничества буддистов.

Inscribed :1997
Criteria:C (iii) (vi)

Brief description:
Siddhartha Gautama, The Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in The famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among The pilgrims was The Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars There. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where The archaeological remains associated with The birth of The Lord Buddha form a central feature.