LUMBIN
LOCATION OF LUMBINI
1-gateway-city-of-lumbiniLumbini lies in the Rupandehi district of Lumbini zone of western Nepal . It is 20 Km from the Gautam Buddha airport, Siddhartha Nagar and 27 km. from the Indian Border, Sunauli.
LUMBINI IN THE ANCIENT TIME
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-archeological sideBuddhist literature places lumbini between Sakya kingdom of Kapilvastu and Koliya kingdom of Devadaha to the east. Twenty eight km. east of lumbini lies Tiraulakot, the capital of the Sakyas and thirty two km east of Lumbini is Devadaha, the capital of the Koliyas. It was a beautiful pleasure or recreation garden collectively maintained by both the kingdoms during the lifetime of the lord Buddha.
BIRTH OF BUDDHA
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On a beautiful morning of 623 B.C., Maya Devi, the queen of King Suddhodana of Kapilavastu on her way to her maternal home Devadaha for the delivery of her first child arrived Lumbini. Attended by the service providers while walking slowly and enjoying the peace, tranquility and solace of the Lumbini garden with the child in her womb suddenly she felt the labor pain. Realizing the time of delivery she bathed in the Sakya Puskarani located almost center of the garden. After purifying herself she preceded twenty five steps to the north seeking support in her situation. There was a beautiful Asoka tree with the full of flowers and she hold a branch of that tree.
This sacred garden of Lumbini was blessed by the birth of the future Buddha. All of sudden, all trees burst into flowers and shared beauty and fragrance. Jeweled lotus bloomed with the heavenly lights and sounds of the celestial palace.
The birth of the auspicious and incredible child was welcomed and received by Indra and Brahma (two Brahmanical Gods).
Soon after the birth, prince Siddhartha stood up right on a lotus pedestal and proclaimed, "I am the first and foremost of all the creatures to cross the riddle of the ocean of existence. I have come to the world to show the path of emancipation. This is my last birth and hereafter I will not be born again."
CENTERS OF PILGRIMAGE
4-center of pilgrimageThe Buddha asked his followers to visit Lumbini and three other places from his deathbed at the age of eighty at Kushinagar.
The Buddha said men of belief will visit with faith, devotion and curiosity the four places where I was born at, attained enlightment, preached the first sermon and where I am passing away .He further said “These places should be visited and seen by a person of devotion and which would cause awareness and apprehension of the nature of impermanence”.
For many centuries pilgrims revered the spot at Lumbini garden where the Buddha was born. Today, pilgrims and visitors from all over the world come to Lumbini the timeless place where ancient monuments mark the authenticity of the birth place. The devoted pilgrims erected many monuments which sanctifies the holy site and testifies the record of the note worthy visits.
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