WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -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 inscribed Ashoka pillars there.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gautama Buddha was born in Kapilavastu near Lumbini in 567 BCE.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1895 CE, a German archaeologist named Alois Fuhrer was successful in rediscovering Lumbini. Alois had unearthed some structures built by Ashoka. There was a temple which depicted Buddha’s life. The temple also covers the actual place where Lord Buddha was born.

Detailed explanation-4: -Located on the continent of Asia, Lumbini has several monuments and a museum around it. Another holy place is the sacred pool where the Buddha’s mother, Queen Mahamayadevi, had bathed before she was born.