Lumbini Research Paper

The Sacred Garden is the main attraction in Lumbini. It is spread over 8 sq.km and consists of all noteworthy riches of this historic area. Many countries have built up or are building monasteries, temples and stupas in the International Monastery Zone near the Sacred Garden as a part of of the worldwide initiative to promote Lumbini. The International Gautami Nuns Temple, the Myanmar Temple, China Temple and the Nepal Buddha Temple are present there as the religious representations.
The Myanmar Temple (Lokmani Cula Pagoda) is a gold and white gleaming structure gracefully soaring into the sky in the style of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Behind the temple there is a monastery complex. The International Gautami Nuns Temple is a fine replica of

The Sanskrit inscription when translated into English on the Ashokan Pillar reads “Shakya Muni Buddha was born here.” It was in 1896, the governor of Palpa, Khadga Shumsher Rana rediscovered Ashoka's pillar by an excavation which earlier remained lost for centuries. The 6 metre high pink sandstone pillar has now been returned to its original site in front of the Maya Devi Temple.
There is the famous sacred bathing pool on the south of the Maya Devi temple known as Pushkarini. It is considered to be the same sacred pool in which queen Maya Devi bathed just before giving birth to Buddha. It is also considered to be the pool where the infant Buddha was given his first purification bath. The structure comprises of three projecting terraces in descending order and is riveted with fine brick masonry. The temple is built gradually and it is also found that there is possibility that Ashoka Stupa existed in the place of the temple.
The Lumbini Museum has on display the artifacts like the Mauryan and Kushana coins, the religious manuscripts, terra-cotta figurines, and metal and stone sculptures. It also possesses an extensive agglomeration of stamps from diverse countries representing Lumbini and