Lumbini

Lumbini means love in Sanskrit and the place definitely lives up to its name. But more than that, the place provides one with a spiritually uplifting journey as it brings you closer to the origin of Lord Buddha. It was in Lumbini, around the year 563 BC that one of history’s greatest and most revered...Read More

Chen Yingying, English News Editor of en.kunming.cn, a Yunnan-based digital newspaper, often logs on to Sina Weibo, a microblogging site, to get preliminary information about Nepal. “On Sina Weibo, postings about Nepal have increased of late,” says Chen. “Therefore, we rely on it to get information about Nepal.” Chen adds, “Weibo is very popular in...Read More

Archaeologists have found evidence of Buddhist shrines in Lumbini’s pilgrimage centre dating to around 550 B.C., making them the oldest signs of Buddhist worship known so far. An international team led by Prof. Robin Coningham of the University of Durham (UK) and archaeologist Kosh Prasad Acharya, recently detected older wooden structures under a brick shrine...Read More

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)  has introduced a 100-rupee Nepali note featuring Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha. The NRB said the new note would be accessible only during the Dashain, , Xinhua reports. A bank spokesperson said the new note has a picture of the Ashoka Pillar, along with a message on the front...Read More

Welcome to the Land of the Buddha! Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, still remains one of the most interesting, mysterious, enchanting, and remote parts of the world. It is also one of world’s major religious, architectural, and historical sites. In fact, Lumbini is one of four Buddhist pilgrimage sites based on major events in the...Read More