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Monks
prayingThis is the sacred site of Lord Buddha's birth, which is today a
small village in Nepal, 27 Km from Sunauli on the Indo-Nepal border.
The sacred site of the Buddha's birth is at the southern end of Lumbini
grove. Excavations have revealed a series of rooms and a stone slab,
which is now believed to mark the exact location at which the Buddha,
(or Siddhartha as he would have been known then) was born. The whole
place has an air of remoteness except when the occasional busload of
pilgrims from different corners of the Buddhist universe arrives.
Three hundred years after the Mahaparinirvana, Emperor Ashoka visited
Lumbini and erected a pillar there. This pillar, though broken, still
remains at the site. It is known as the Rummendei pillar after the
earlier name of the place (modern name Rupandehi) in Nepal.
The Mayadevi temple
The Mayadevi temple and the tank nearby are part of the sacred complex.
There are two beautiful panels in the temple, the older one in stone
and the other in marble. Both panels show Mayadevi holding the Sal tree
and the young prince emerging out of her right side. Just outside the
temple is a tank whose water glistens in the faint sun, the gentle
breeze creating endless ripples. Here Queen Mahamaya had her bath before
the delivery and it was also here that Prince Siddhartha had his first
purification bath.Dharmaswami Maharaja Buddha Vihara
This Tibetan gompa belonging to the Sakyapa order, is also outside the
complex. His Eminence Chogya the complex. His Eminence Chogya Trichen
Rinpoche and the Raja of Mustang established it. Every morning around
sixty monks who reside here conduct the Tara Puja. At the end of
September, two thousand monks congregate for a 10-day Puja and on 13th
December each year for the Mahakala Puja, which also lasts for 10 days.A
couple of kilometres away, a complex of monasteries is constructed on a
grand scale. Monasteries in the respective national styles of Myanmar
(Burma) China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Thailand are among those that
are built. Also in the vicinity are the Lumbini Research Institute,
which has an impressive collection of Buddhist literature, and a Museum.
Both are open from Sunday to Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm (10 am to 4 pm in
winter)
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