Lumbini Tour (Birth place of Lord Buddha)

Lumbini as the birth place of Lord Buddha. When Buddha was lying down on his death bed at the age of eighty in Kusinagar his disciples, monks and nuns surrounded him. On this occasion, he advised with feeling of holy reverence and awe,  the place where the Tathagata was born (Lumbini grove), the place where he had reached perfect explanation (Bodha-Gaya), the place where for the first time he had proclaimed the law (Deer park near Varaņasi) and the place of his final extinction (Kusinagar). So, Lumbini was declared as the sacred spot to the pilgrims and was visited by the scholars, nobles, Royalties and devotees from all over the world. According to Kundala Vadana of Divyavadana having led King Asoka into the Lumbini jungle, venerable Upagupta indicated with his right hand and said Asmin Maharaja pradase bhagavan jatah, meaning 'Oh Great king Here the Blessed one was born King Asoka made an offer of one hundred thousand gold coins and establish the first cetiya or pagoda. Next chapter Asoka vadana of Divyavadan we find the explain of the site. Asokan pillar of Lumbini it is inscribed that here Bhagwan Sakyamuni was at the Lumbini village where Siddhartha Gautama who found Buddhist religion he who has achieve his aim.

The monumental and habitational structures, stone sculptures, terracotta human and animal figurines, fragments of pottery belonging to the Mauryan, Suńga, Kushaņa, Gupta, Vardhan and Sena-Pala periods, found here prove that Lumbini was well-populated till the early-medieval period and was frequently visited by the monks, nuns and other devotees from time to time. The names of Jitari Malla ( 1287-89AD) and Ripu Malla (1312AD) were engraved on the stone columns (pillars) at Nigalihawa and Lumbini garden. It consists of the words, "Om mani padme hum, shree Ripumallaschiran jayatu, 1234". The former portion is a Mahayani Buddhist prayer and the later portion means " prince Ripu Malla, be victorious for long 1234". The year 1234 in the Saka era, corresponding to 1312AD. Bhuwan Lal Pradhan has claimed that Sikandar Lodi (1489-1517AD) and Aurangzeb (1668-1707AD) were mainly responsible for the destruction of cultural heritage and property of the Lumbini- Kapilvastu region. During the reign of Mukunda Sena I (1540-1575AD), Mukunda Sena II (1750-82AD) and Mahadatta Sena (1782- 93AD) in Palpa the previous religious condition in the region could not be retained. For those attracted in the coffers of cultural and archaeological riches, Lumbini is the wonderful place to be there with a number of stupa, monasteries, meditation centers and patio, no other place suggest the time and aura of the Buddha like Lumbini, the sacred birthplace Buddha. The site was lost in the dense forest until the discovery of general raņa, Governor of Palpa. We offer one night 2 days and 2 night 3 days tour in Lumbeni contact us.