![]() Marker
Stone at Lumbini  
      - the birth place of Gautama Buddha - the founder of Buddhism. Lumbini
is a UNESCO World Heritage Site 
      Lumbini is on the southern border of Nepal - a 10 hour drive to the west of Kathmandu  | 
      
![]() Bodhi
Tree at Lumbini 
      It was under a Bodhi Tree ( a fig tree -Ficus religiosa ) that Gautama Buddha was said to have achieved enlightenment.  | 
      
Prayer
Flags in garden at Lumbini 
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![]() Eternal
Peace Flame at Lumbini 
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Flags
at Lumbini 
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![]() Asoka
      ( Ashok ) Sthamba 
      A pillar marking the visit of Asoka to Lumbiní.  | 
      
![]() Statue
of Buddha 
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![]() Lokamani
Cula Pagoda  
      at Lumbini  | 
      
Chinese
Maitreya Temple 
      at Lumbini  | 
      
![]() Temple
at Lumbini 
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![]() Temple
at Lumbini 
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![]() Temple
at Lumbini 
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![]() Temple
at Lumbini 
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![]() Aerial
view of Lumbini 
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