Lord Buddha, the symbol of peace and the light of Asia
was born here in Lumbini in 623 B.C. The main attraction
of Lumbini, the sacred garden is spread over 256 sq.
km, which possesses all the treasures of the historic
area .
The Ashokan Pillar,
carrying an inscription identifying the holy site as the
birthplace , is situated in the Sacred Garden. Next to
the Ashokan Pillar is the Mayadevi Temple, which houses
a base relief depicting the Nativity Sculpture. In 1996
excavations have discovered a piece of Stone that indicates
the exact spot of birth of Lord Buddha. Puskarni-the Sacred
Pool, where queen Mayadevi, the lord Buddha's mother took
a holy bath before the birth, lies to the south of the
pillar. As a global initiative to promote Lumbini as a
center for World Peace, many countries have constructed
temples, monasteries and stupas in the international Monastic
Zone. The forest and the wetland habitat harbour about
200 rare blue bulls and 230 bird species.
