Lumbini
Sign in to savethumb|Lumbini pillar inscription by King Ripumalla: "Om Mani Padme Hum Sri Ripu Malla Chiram Jayatu 1234 [[Saka Era" ("Om Mani Padme Hum May Prince Ripu Malla be long victorious")|202x202px]]
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Key facts
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- लुम्बिनी
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- Ancient City (प्राचीन शहर)
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- Nepal Lumbini Province#Nepal
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- Location of Lumbini in Nepal
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- In Buddha's time
- Pillar of Ashoka
- Lumbini complex
- Religious significance
- Excavation at the Mayadevi Temple in 2013
- Other developments
- Tourism
- Transport
- Places to visit
- Hotels
- Sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- Bibliography
- External links
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Lumbinī (, 'the lovely') is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. According to sacred texts and Buddhist commentaries, Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini, BCE. Siddhartha Gautama achieved Enlightenment and became Shakyamuni Buddha () who founded Buddhism. He later passed into parinirvana at the age of eighty, . Lumbini is one of four most sacred pilgrimage sites pivotal in the life of the Buddha.