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First sanctuary

The founder of Buddhism, Buddha (c. 563-483 BC), was born in Lumbini, on the Nepalese side of the border.2500 years ago, Suddhana, the king of Shaka (Shaka), whose capital is Capilla Bastu, was waiting for the birth of a prince.One night, Mrs. Maya dreamed of a white elephant entering her body from her right side. And pregnancy.Mrs. Maya decided to rest in the Lumbini garden on her way to her parents' home for childbirth. The Lumbini Garden was a beautiful place with Ashoka flowers in bloom and golden sunlight.

There, she gave birth when Mrs. Maya touched a branch of the Sala tree.Heaven and Earth celebrated with a joyful voice. According to the Buddhist biography, this baby walked to the heavens and the earth immediately after birth and was said to be the heavenly world Yuigadokuson.The prince was named Siddhartha (meaning he achieved his purpose).

In 1997, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (cultural heritage) as "Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha".

Puscalini Pond A pond

that is said to have been used by Mrs. Maya before giving birth and was also used for the bathing of Buddha (the current pond bank was built in 1939).

There is a large linden tree on the banks of the pond.

The stone pillar, erected during the pilgrimage of King Ashoka, was discovered in 1896 by the German archaeologist Fuller.

Lumbini is said to have been a large village when King Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty visited the area in 249 BC.The stone pillars of Ashoka found here are loved by the gods, and the fact that King Ashoka visited this place in the 20th year of his coronation and erected a stone pillar, and that this village, the birthplace of Buddha, has been tax-reduced and is normal. It is engraved that one-eighth tax payment is allowed.

At that time, four stone pillars were erected, and it is said that there was a horse statue at the head of the pillar, but the horse statue has not been found. Xuanzang also visited this area and recorded that a thunder struck this pillar and broke it in three.