lumbini

Lumbini is situated at the foothills of the Himalayas in modern Nepal.Lumbini is one of the most beautiful and historical place of Nepal.Lumbini is a beautiful garden full of green and shady sal trees. The garden and its tranquil environs were owned by both the shakyas and the clans.Lumbini is the place where lord Buddha, known as the Tathagata,was born.Lumbini has become a place of pilgrimage.Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka.,who erected one of his commemorative pillars there.The birthplace of the Gautam Buddha,Lumbini, is one of the four holy places of Buddhism.In 249 BC,when the Indian Emperor Ashoka visited Lumbini, it was a flourishing village