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Lumbini: Lord Buddha’s Birth Place Posted by Ram Kumar Shrestha on November 19, 2010 Location: Lumbini is situated in the Southwestern Nepal amid Tarai. Climate: Summer 44°C to 28°C, winter 26 °C to 7 °C Best time to visit: October to March Nearest International Airport: Tribhuwan International Airport Kathmandu Nearest Domestic Airport: Lumbini Airport Must Visits: Buddha Vihar and Ashoka Pillar Language spoken: Nepalese, Awadhi and Maithali Significance: Birthplace of Lord Buddha Lumbini is the birthplace of Lord Buddha. It is situated 230 km away from Kathmandu in Rubandehi District of Southern Terai (lowland), at an altitude of 600 ft. above sea level. Lumbini, respected by all Buddhists. In 1998, Lumbini was declared as the Fountain of world peace and the pilgrimage for all the peace loving people of the world. Some important places in Lumbini: • The Lumbini Garden : This is the site marked by a certain stone pillar erected by the Indian Emperor Ashoka at about 245 B.C. The most important discovery in this place is a stone marked to suggest the exact birthplace of Buddha. • Mayadevi Temple : This temple, dedicated to the mother of lord Buddha- Maya Devi, was excavated a few years ago. Many sculptures and carving in which the figures and designs are only slightly projecting from their background are seen here. • Pushkarni pond : This is the pond where Mayadevi is said to have had a bath before giving birth to Buddha. • Ramagram : It is believed to be the maternal home of Buddha. This is where we can see the biggest stupa, with important relics. It is said that it was built around 600 B.C. • Lumbini has many new monasteries occupied by different nations. Some notable ones are: • The Myanmar temple was built with the contribution from Burmese Buddhist. The monastery is an attractive big white structural monument with a golden pinnacle soaring into the sky. • The China temple, which is a very beautiful pagoda styled temple with many prayer and meditation cells. • The Korean Temple is a beautifully set temple having many remarkable images of Buddha. Besides these, there are others like the Nepal Buddhist Temple and the Dharmaswami Buddhist monastery. Other countries like Japan , Sri Lanka , Thailand , Vietnam , etc. are also contributing to build more temples and monasteries. How to Reach Lumbini? Lumbini is located in South-western Nepal amidst unending stretches of Tarai. Being the birthplace place of Buddha and a major Buddhist tourism attraction, the place is easily accessible. It is well connected with the network of roads and airlines. Transportation: Lumbini is connected to the other parts of Nepal by both roadways and airways. Nepal Transport Corporation buses run from every city in the length and breadth of Nepal to Lumbini. Nevertheless, the better option is to travel by Cabs. It requires a lot of dickering before the rowdy cab drivers will settle for a reasonable fare. In case of airlines, Nepal has as many as 15 domestic airlines that provide their service to commuters. Most of these aircrafts are 20-seater Dakotas that are very comfortable and safe. Some bigger aircrafts such as Airbus 320 also ply on major routes such as Pokhra-Lumbini and Kathmandu-Lumbini. By Air: Lumbini does not have an international airport therefore you have no option but to break your journey at Kathmandu and take another flight Lumbini Tourist Attractions: Lord Buddha was born in Lumbini, in southwestern Nepal, nearly twenty-five hundred years ago. Since then, the city has always remained the focal point of Buddhism. Today’s Lumbini is a small sleepy town in the southwestern Tarai plains of Nepal, where the ruins of the old city can still be seen. The followers of both Hinyana and Mahayana sects of Buddhism revere Lumbini. The restored gardens and surroundings of Lumbini have the remains of many of the ancient Stupas and monasteries. A large stone pillar that is said to be erected by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in 250 BC bears an inscription about the birth of the Buddha. The most important attraction of Lumbini is the holy temple of Maya Devi. The temple has a stone sculpture of Maya Devi in labor pain. The image shows her holding the branch of a tree while Buddha is getting birth. The temple is very popular among the women having some or other fertility problem. One cannot miss the heart-melting cries of such women as they pray for an off spring at this place. To the south of the temple is a pond where Queen Maya Devi is said to have bathe and given her son his first purification bath that is compulsory in Hinduism. The main complex have large stretches of Bo Tree plantations. This the same tree that is shown in the sculpture in the Maya Devi temple. Another variety of the same plant is known as Banyan; the same plant under which Buddha got enlightened. The Bo plantation and a newly planted forest nearby lend an air of tranquility to the surrounding. Lumbini is now being developed under the Master Plan of the Lumbini Development Trust, a non-governmental organization dedicated to the restoration of Lumbini and its development as a pilgrimage site. Kapilvastu, near Lumbini, is a prime archeological site. Though very little remains of what was once a flourishing town, the place is a must visit. The place has the ruins of the palace where Lord Buddha spent his formative years. The archeological works that had been done in this area had to pass through various roadblocks including financial constraint. The archeologists had dug out as many as 14 different layers of human habitation in this area. The oldest among these dates back to 8th century before Christ. The place is a must for archeological and historical buffs! Apart from its religious and historical significance, Lumbini offers cultural insights into the village life of southwestern Nepal. The must catch event in this part of Nepal is the weekly communal Bazaar. This bazaar is organized every Monday therefore try to coincide your visit with that. The weekly bazaar looks like the scene taken straight out of the Arabian fables. Villagers come from miles around to buy grains, spices, pottery, jewelry, saris and various other items. With colorful merchandise spread out under the Mango trees and the air perfumed with incense, the place looks like the ocean of humanity. You can buy souvenirs for your dear ones and side-by-side witness the local life in Lumbini. After centuries of neglect from travelers, backpackers and archeologists, Lumbini is finally scaling the chart. Serious preservation work has only just been started and efforts are being done on the war footing to save this historical marvel. 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डिआइडि लिटिल मास्टर्स सेसन ३ का बिजेता एबं लुम्बिनी-कपिलवस्तु दिवस अभियानका “लुम्बिनी वालिका शान्ति दूत” तेरिया फौजा मगर आगामी अगस्ट ३ तारिखका दिन सिडनीमा आयोजना गरिने तेरिया साँझ कार्यक्रममा आफ्नो जादुमय न्रित्य प्रदर्शन गर्न आउँदैछिन । यस्का लागि जी टिभिसंग कनेक्ट नेपाल अस्ट्रेलियाले गर्नु पर्ने संपूर्ण प्रकृया पुरा गरिसकेको छ । १४ वर्षमुनिका करिब ४ लाखले आवेदन दिएकामध्ये ४० हजार छनोटमा परेकाबाट बिलक्षण प्रतिभा एबं जादुमय नृत्यका धनी नेपालकी छोरी ११ बर्षीया तेरिया फौजा मगर “DID L’il Masters” Season 3 का बिजेता हुन सफल भएकी हुन् । बिस्वकै झन्डै १८ प्रतिशत जनसख्या भएको क्षेत्रमा कडा प्रतिस्पर्धाबाट जुन सफलता हासिल गरिन त्यस्ले राष्ट्रिय गौरब र प्रतिस्ठालाई उचो पार्ने काम गरेकोले लुम्बिनी-कपिलवस्तु दिवस अभियानले काठमाण्डौमा आयोजना गरेको कार्यक्रममा कार्यक्रमका प्रमुख अतिथि उप-प्रधानमन्त्री प्रकाशमान सिंहज्यूले अभियानद्धारा प्रदान गरिएको “लुम्बिनी वालिका शान्ति दूत” उपाधी हस्तान्तरण गर्नु भएको थियो । Read the rest of this entry » Shakyamuni Buddha was born in Lumbini, in southern Nepal, twenty five hundred years ago. Lumbini has since been a holy ground for Buddhists all over the world. The restored garden and surroundings of Lumbini have the remains of many of the ancient stupas and monasteries. A large stone pillar erected by the Indian Emperor Ashoka in 250 BC bears an inscription about the birth of the Buddha. An important part of Lumbini is the temple of Maya Devi. It has a stone image of Maya Devi giving birth to Lord Buddha as she holds onto a branch. It has been well worn by the strokes of barren women hoping for fertility. To the south of the temple is a pool where Queen Maya Devi is said to have bathed and given her son his first purification bath. A quiet garden, shaded by the leafy Bo tree (the type of tree under which Buddha received enlightenment), and a newly planted forest nearby lend an air of tranquillity which bespeaks Buddha’s teachings. Lumbini is now being developed under the Master Plan of the Lumbini Development Trust, a non governmental organization dedicated to the restoration of Lumbini and its development as a pilgrimage site. The plan, completed in 1978 by the renowned Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, will transform three square miles of land into a sacred place of gardens, pools, buildings, and groves. The development will include a Monastic Zone, the circular sacred Garden surrounding the Ashoka pillar and Maya Devi temple, and Lumbini Village, where visitors will find lodges, restaurants, a cultural center and tourist facilities. Read the rest of this entry » १. बुद्ध विश्व शान्तिका अग्रदूत तथा बौद्ध धर्मका प्रवर्तक महामानव सिद्धार्थ गौतम बुद्धको जन्म नेपालको लुम्बिनीमा शाक्य वंशीय पिता राजा शुद्धोधन र माता मायादेवीको कोखबाट ६२५ इशापूर्व भएको थियो । उनी राजपरिवारका राजकुमार भएर करिब २९ वर्ष कपिलवस्तु (तिलौराकोट) मा बिताएपछिका आफ्ना सम्पूण जीवन विश्व शान्तिको लागि अग्रदूत बनेर बिताए, जुन दिनप्रतिदिन विश्वव्यापी लोकप्रिय बन्दैछ । गौतम बुद्धले आफ्नो जीवनमा चार तीर्थस्थलहरूलाई विशेष महत्व दिएका छन् । पहिलो तीर्थस्थल बुद्धको जन्मस्थान नेपालको लुम्बिनी हो, जहाँ बैशाख पूर्णिमाको दिन बुद्धको जन्म भएको थियो । त्यसै दिनलाई विश्वभरका बौद्ध अनुयायीहरूले बुद्ध जयन्तिको रूपमा मनाउँदै आएका छन् । यो वर्ष २५५८ सौँ बुद्ध जयन्ति मनाईंदैछ । उनको दोस्रो स्थानमा उनले निर्वाण प्राप्त गरेको बोधगया, भारत हो । त्यहाँ उनले बैशाख पूर्णिमाकै दिन ३५ वर्षको उमेरमा निर्वाण प्राप्त गरे । तेस्रो स्थानमा सारनाथ पर्दछ, जहाँ उनले धर्मचक्र प्रवर्तन प्राप्त गरे । चौथो स्थानमा कुशीनगर पर्दछ । त्यहाँ उनले ८० वर्षको उमेरमा महापरिनिर्वाण प्राप्त गरे । कपिलवस्तु जिल्ला गौतम बुद्धसँग सम्बन्धित १५१ भन्दा बढी ऐतिहासिक तथा पुरातात्विक महत्वका हिसाबले एक खुला संग्रहालय र विश्व शान्तिको एक केन्द्र विन्दु पनि हो । तर आज बुद्धको जन्मस्थान लुम्बिनीप्रति विश्वभरी भ्रम फैलाई राष्ट्रिताको सवाल चर्को रूपमा अगाडि आएको छ । यसो हुनुमा नेपाल स्वयंले यो अध्यात्मक र साँस्कृतिक सम्पदाले महत्वपूर्ण धरोहरको विकासमा उपेक्षा गर्दै उदासिन हुनु हो । जुन कुरामा हजारौँ व्यक्तिले सहमति जनाइसकेका छन् । त्यसैले यस लेखमा यससम्बन्धी उठेका महत्वपूर्ण दिग्भ्रम तथा सवालहरू, लुम्बिनी-कपिलवस्तु (लुक) अभियानको भूमिका तथा समाधानका उपायहरूको बारेमा छोँटो चर्चा गर्ने जमर्को गरिएको छ । २. विश्वव्यापी दिग्भ्रमको सूत्रपात बुद्धको जन्मस्थान लुम्बिनी, नेपाल बौद्ध धर्मावलम्बीहरू तथा विश्वका लाखौँ पर्यटकहरूको लागि पनि एक महत्वपूर्ण केन्द्र भए तापनि शताब्दिऔँदेखि विश्वभरी नै यसबारे दिग्भ्रम फैलाइएको छ । जुन नेपाल र नेपालीको राष्ट्रियतासँग पनि सम्बन्धित सवाल हो । तर यस प्रकारको दिग्भ्रमको सूत्रपात कसरी भयो त भन्ने बारेमा जानकारी राख्न नितान्त आवस्यक छ । यसमा खासगरेर, सन् १३१२ तिर नालन्दालगायत अन्य धेरै महत्वपूर्ण तीर्थस्थलहरूमा मुस्लिमहरूको आक्रमणले लुम्बिनीमा बौद्ध भिक्षुहरूको आवागमनमा पनि प्रत्यक्ष असर प¥यो । यसको परिणामस्वरुप बुद्धको जन्मस्थलमा इ.पू. २४५ तिर खडा गरिएको अशोकस्तम्भ पनि नेपालकै कारणले ६ सय वर्षसम्म परित्यक्त अवस्थामा रह्यो । त्यसपछि सन् १८७४ मा वेलायती नागरिक विलियम जोन्सनले ऐतिहासिक सोसाइटी स्थापना गरी बुद्धको जन्मस्थानको खोजीलाई तीब्रता दिएको पाईन्छ । त्यसपछि सन् १८६२ मा स्थापित इन्स्पेक्टोरेट अफ आर्कियोलोजी संस्थाका प्रमुख अलेकजाण्डर कनिङ्घमले बौद्ध वाङ्मयको आधारमा बुद्ध जन्मेको स्थान हिमालको काखमा अवस्थित रहेको तथ्य पत्ता लगाएको कुरा जानकारीमा आयो । उनले यसबारेमा गहिरो अध्ययन गरी विश्वजगतमा जानकारी दिन नेपालका तत्कालिन राणा प्रशासनसँग स्वीकृति लिएर अध्ययन गर्ने चाहना राखे तापनि उनीहरूबाट सो स्वीकृति पाउन नसकि उक्त कार्य सन्चालन गर्न सकेनन् र उनले आफ्नो किताब “द एन्सिएन्ट जोग्राफी अफ ईण्डिया” मा “लुम्बिनी र कपिलवस्तु हिमालयको काखमा अवस्थित छ” भनेर मात्र उल्लेख गरे । यदि त्यस समयमा सो उत्खनन् कार्य सन्चालन गरेको भए अवस्य पनि उनले सो किताबमा स्पष्ठरूपमा उल्लेख गर्ने थिए होलान् कि बुद्धको जन्मस्थान लुम्बिनी नै हो भनेर र आजको यो दिग्भ्रम रहने थिएनजस्तो लाग्दछ । त्यसपछि, पछिल्लो चरणका विभिन्न पुरातत्वविदहरूले यो स्थान उत्तरी भारत (North India) को कुनै स्थानमा हुनसक्छ भनी अड्कलबाजी लगाउँदै आएकाले त्यसै समयदेखि यो दिग्भ्रमको सूत्रपात भई विश्वव्यापी बन्दै आयो । नेपाल सरकारले पनि यस विषयवस्तुलाई खासै चासो र महत्व दिएन र यो भ्रम विश्वव्यापी रूपमा स्थापित बन्न सहज भयो । Read the rest of this entry » श्रेष्ठ पछिल्लो समय बुद्धको जन्मस्थलबारे भैरहेका गलत प्रचार प्रसारको बिभिन्न किसिमबाट खण्डन गर्दै बुद्धको जन्मस्थल नेपाल हो भन्ने सन्देश बोकेर अघि बढ्नु भएको छ | सन् २००९ मा भारतले बुद्धको जन्मस्थल लुम्बिनीलाई आफ्नै देशमा जन्मेको भनेर नक्कली लुम्बिनी निर्माण गरेको समाचारले उहाँको मन निकै छोयो । उहाँ भन्नुहुन्छ ”यसको न त सरकारले खण्डन गर्यो न त कुनै ठुला मिडिया नै यसको विरुद्धमा लागे । यही सर्बपक्षीय मौनताका कारण भारतको रवैयाको विरुद्ध फेसबुक र इमेल मार्फत बुद्धको जन्मस्थल नेपाल हो भन्ने सन्देश दिने अभिप्रायले अभियानको नेतृत्वदायी सूत्रपात गर्न बिभिन्न देशमा छरिएर रहेका हामी लाग्यौं जसले छोटो समयमा विश्वब्यापी रूप लियो र छोटो समयमा अनपेक्षित उपलब्धिहरु हासिल भए । कोरियापछी स्वीडेनको पाठ्य पुस्तकमा बुद्धको जन्मस्थानबारेमा भएको गलत जानकारी सच्याउने जस्तो अत्यन्तै महत्वपूर्ण काम समेत भैसकेको छ ।” डाक्टर अथवा इन्जिनियर बनेर देश र समाज सेवा गर्ने बाल्यकालदेखिको सपना बोकेका रामकुमार श्रेष्ठले १९८६ मा छात्रबृत्ति अन्तरगत रसिया गएर आफ्नो इन्जिनियरिङ्ग अध्ययन पुरा गरी १९९२ स्वदेश फर्केर बिभिन्न संस्था मार्फत काम गरी पहिलो पटक सन् २००२ मा अष्ट्रेलिया आइपुग्नु भयो श्रीमतिको मेलबर्न युनिभर्सिटिमा अध्ययनको सिलसिलामा | श्रीमतिको अध्ययनको समाप्तीपछि जुलाई २००४ मा नेपाल फर्किएका श्रेष्ठ २००६ मा बेलायततिर लाग्नु भयो र बिभिन्न इन्जिनियरिङ्ग कन्सल्टेन्सीहरु मार्फत आफ्नो इन्जिनियरिङ्ग कामलाई त्यहाँ निरन्तरता दिनु भयो | उहाँको जीवन यात्रा सन् २०१२ देखि पुन अस्ट्रेलियामातर्फ नै मोडियो र अहिलेको बसाई अष्ट्रेलियामा नै छ | Read the rest of this entry »