Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha World Heritage Site

Official name

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha | UNESCO

Country

Nepal | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Lumbini Zone, Rupandehi District, Western Terai
27.4688° Lat, 83.2761° Lon | Map

Code

666

Time Zone

Asia/Kathmandu (+0545, +0545)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1997. Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature.