Lumbini (Nepal): The story of the discovery of the birthplace of Buddha
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- Lumbini is the place where Buddha was born in 623 BC. But the Bethlehem of Buddhism was lost to the civilized world during the 12th century for more than 700 years and was taken over by dense marsh forests only to be rediscovered and excavated in 1896.
The birthplace of Buddha suffered its first major setback during the life of Buddha himself when it was deserted after a revenge invasion and massacre of his Sakyan clan members but rose back to its full glory during the 3rd century BC.
This is a fascinating story of how one of the most significant landmarks in the history of humanity, the holy place where Buddha was born, was lost along with several magnificent temples and monasteries which were centuries old and always kept alive by thousands of monks and pilgrims.
Rediscovery of Lumbini:
During the 1890s, Rana Kadga Samsher, the Governor of Nepal’s Palpa district came to know about an old stone pillar in the middle of the forests of Rupandehi district. He went deep into the forest with his team and started excavation of the site.
Rana Kadga Samsher had discovered the Asokan Pillar of Lumbini, and the ancient inscriptions on the pillar in the Pali script mentioned the place to be Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. The later discovery of the nativity sculpture, depicting the birth scene of Buddha put the final stamp on the authenticity of this place to be the real Lumbini - The Holy Place of Birth of Buddha.
Lumbini of Today
Lumbini of today has regained her lost glory and is designated as one of the 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nepal, frequented by millions of pilgrims and tourists every year. You can still feel the omnipresence of Buddha at his very birthplace and at the Pushkarni pond, where queen Mahamaya took her bath before giving birth to Buddha. Today Lumbini is regarded as one of the best places to visit in Asia and one of the best Buddhist places to visit in the world.
Mahamaya temple signifies the history of Buddhism in Nepal and this Buddhist site is closely related to the history of Buddha and life of Buddha.
One must visit Lumbini in Nepal to understand the Buddhist History in Nepal. The Lumbini excavation is still going out and keeps on throwing new information about Buddhism in Nepal.
This is also a story about why Buddhism was lost and why Buddhism declined.
Lumbini is definitely one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage destinations in the world.
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Credits for Lumbini Pictures:
1. Lumbini pillar excavation 1896
Alois Anton Führer (26 November 1853, Limburg an der Lahn, Germany - 5 November 1930 Binningen, Switzerland), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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2. Rummindei view of the ruins and the Lumbini pillar from the West
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3. Rummindei view of the ruins and the Lumbini pillar from the South
Mukherji, P. C; Smith, Vincent Arthur, 1848-1920. Published in 1901, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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4. Map of the districts of Lumbini Zone (wp-EN) in Nepal. Created by Rarelibra 19:31, 18 September 2006 (UTC) for public domain use, using MapInfo Professional v8.5 and various mapping resources.
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5. Photograph of a Buddhist sculpture showing the birth of Buddha, from Lorian Tangai, taken by Alexander Caddy in 1896.
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6. Marker stone of exact birth place of Buddha.jpg
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7. Loriya Tangai Birth of the Buddha.jpg
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I visited Lumbini 30years ago...it was very quiet and peaceful me and my friend stayed with a local family....there was no tourists at all.....and no facilities....no temples had been built then...we stayed a few days.......unforgettable 🌄🙏
That was amazing to know. Thanks for sharing.
Truth cannot be hidden for too long - Buddha..Namo Buddhaya☸️🙏💙
Namo Buddhay . 🙏
Thank you for teaching about this. I don't know much about it
Please visit in Neplal then you will know all about it Buddha was born in Nepal .
Unfortunately, in the world we live in, if you’re nonviolent, nonchalant, people just wouldn’t respect you or care about you. Because Buddhism is a nonviolent religion, people tended to take it for granted. Buddhism has so much to offer the world. Thanks for video .
Very informative 👍🏽
Glad it was helpful!
It's our Responsibility now to protect this holy site❤
Thanks!
Thanks for your kind support to our effort. This means a lot to us and every support empowers us and motivates us to spread the word of Buddha.
thanks for information we are very happy
Buddha was born in Nepal
API dambadiva gamanedi methenthatat giya,.balannath
So True !!
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Thank you for information.
I am glad that you liked the video. Thanks
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Namo Buddhaya
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Lumbini was “identified” by Alois Anton Füher, a German indologist working for ASI. His career ended in a disgrace after it was found he faked and sold antiquities and he was forced to resign. The primary evidence of Lumbini being the birth place is the Ashoka pillar, discovered by Füher. Based on his history of faking things, we should check up to see if he faked this Ashoka pillar as well
Please correct me if I am wrong: it was said Bodhi tree was cut by Ashoka's wife.😒
Yes, that's true. His wife Tissarakhha was not able to tolerate the kind of attention Ashoka used to give to the Mahabodhi tree. Once when Ashoka was out of Magadh, Tissarakkha got the tree destroyed. Later Ashoka ordered the punishment of death for his queen, but the queen committed suicide once she came to know about the punishment ordered by Ashoka.
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In Conflict between Islam and Hindu , Buddhism had to suffer😢😢
Background music is very disturbing.please remove that
Ini la hebrew tulisan dan israel pelastine tu par india jugak Ini la incarnation Krishna sebagai jesus born in Bethlehem natal jugak Krishna natal Krishan kristian itu la itu la Krishna itu w tunjukan d wujud dalam budha dia banyak Masuk incarnation dalam budha kerana ajaran budha qoutee yang membuat orang sedar mendengar nya dan puisi begitu kan ajaran budha cuma agama budha tidak sedar Saja kamu tengaok pesan2 Krishna dalam bhagavad gita d pakai isckon pesan qoute yang begitu membangun itu la pelastine claim bahawa pelastine tanah arab bukan memang dia himalay India has untuk jews betul semua negara berasal dari gunung himalaya cuma d bagi2 suda
Buddha was born in Siri Lanka not in INDIA which was under the Persian Empire
What buddha was born in nepal not in india and never in srilanka
Such fake alternative history has no proof whatsoever.
A heritage scandal done by anton alois furher. This is not the lumbini. Come to srilanka we will show u the correct place.
I THINK ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM IS FOUND WRONG PLACE.. ANTON ALEX FURER WAS LIER...100% SURE THIS IS WRONG PLACE...PAALI LANUAGE IS NOT INDIA, NEPAL....!PAALI LANUAGE IS SRI LANKEN......!
Ashokan pillar at Lumbini indicates that Lumbini was a territory of Mauyan empire. It was under Emperor Ashoka's control, wasn't it? And thus, it was India's ancient land, wasn't it? When did Nepal come into existence?
Sorry to say but at that time no word named as India existed ..for shake of Ur words if I believe that lumbini was under control of magadh, then still lumbini can't be called as India's ancient land .because there was no place called India before 200 years ,British were the one who united all the small states and today's India ..tell thanks to Ur father british😂😂
The oldest country in Asia which existed when there was no word called India is Nepal(the gorkha kingdom) Google it
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You are too dumb. India is modern name of the south Asia part from the Himalayas toward Indian Ocean. Human uses names for communication sake. Nepalese, Kashmiri, Bangali, Bhihari are just local parts of the Mauyan empire.
A heritage scandal done by anton alois furher. This is not the lumbini. Come to srilanka we will show u the correct place.