Historicity: Lumbini, Lord Buddha’s Birthplace

One of UNESCO’s world heritage sites, Lumbini Garden is one of the Four Holiest Places for Buddhists. The other three are (i) Bodh Gaya, where Prince Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Prince Siddhattha Gotama in the Pali, reached the Great Enlightenment, thereby, becoming the Supreme Buddha; (ii) The Deer Park at Isipatana, where the Buddha gave his first sermon; and (iii) Kushinagar where he passed away, or reached the Supreme Nibbana.

For more historical evidence of Lumbini as Lord Buddha’s birthplace, please clikc on the following link to UNESCO’s website:http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/666.

Videos: 1. Lumbini – The Birth Place of Gautam Buddha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h4J-UuMf0M&t=83s; 2. Tavelling Nepal // EXPLORING LUMBINI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3FoSuglo8g.

(CMT)

Tjan
Tjanhttps://www.tjansietek.com
A senior Indonesian-English sworn translator, former licensed personal advisor and analyst in the Indonesian capital markets, former college lecturer in English for Buddhism, Tipitaka translator, senior member of the Indonesian Translators Association and Indonesian Therevadin Buddhist Council, recipient of the Sāsanadhaja Dharma Adhgapaka award given by the Ministry of Religions of the Republic of Indonesia, Buddhist preacher under the same ministry

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