Management systems/ management plan Other Threats: Impact on the archaeological remains as well as on the visual integrity of the site by the newly constructed Maya Devi Temple in 2002. Factors* ...

As the birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini is among the four holy sites that pilgrims from the world over travel to during their lifetime. But the nativity site in Nepal is in a sad state, and needs to ...

Excavations at Nepal’s Lumbini pilgrimage center, among Buddhism’s most sacred sites and the birthplace of the Buddha, have revealed what archaeologists are calling the oldest Buddhist shrine in the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency decided Thursday against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of Lumbini on its list of heritage sites in danger, instead giving ...

An ancient timber structure that may have once marked Buddha's birthplace has been unearthed in Nepal. The new discovery could help pinpoint the time period when the spiritual leader was born.

Ancient bricks, tile roofing and wood charcoal discovered beneath a Nepalese pilgrimage site are providing new evidence for the time of Buddha’s birth, according to archaeologists. In research ...

Lumbini in Nepal, identified as the Buddha’s birthplace Kushal Kafle Archeologists working at the Lumbini temple in Nepal, the place long credited as the birth site of the Buddha, just uncovered the ...

Buddha Purnima—also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti—is celebrated globally to mark the birth of Lord Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. The day also commemorates his enlightenment after years of ...

8-9 May 2004: World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission,; 13-18 November 2005: World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission. 2002 Report on the UNESCO Reactive ...

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