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PARKS
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RESERVES
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RURAL
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UNESCO
HERITAGE
SITES
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PILGRIMAGE
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 Lumbini
is a
Buddhist
pilgrimage
site
in
the
Kapilavastu
district
of
Nepal,
near
the
Indian
border.
It
is
the
place
where
Queen
Mayadevi
is
said
to
have
given
birth
to
Siddhartha
Gautama,
who
in
turn,
as
the
Buddha
Gautama,
gave
birth
to
the
Buddhist
tradition.
The
Buddha
lived
between
roughly
563
and
483
BCE.
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Lumbini
is
one
of
four
magnets
for
pilgrimage
that
sprang
up
in
places
pivotal
to
the
life
of
the
Buddha,
the
others
being
at
Kushinagar,
Bodh
Gaya,
and
Sarnath.
Lumbini
is
in
the
foothills
of
the
Himalaya,
25
km
east
of
the
municipality
of
Kapilavastu,
where
the
Buddha
is
said
to
have
lived
till
the
age
of
29.
Kapilvastu
is
the
name
of
the
place
in
question
as
well
as
of
the
neighbouring
district.
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Lumbini
has
a
number
of
temples,
including
the
Mayadevi
temple,
and
others
under
construction.
Also
here
is
the
Puskarini
or
Holy
Pond
-
where
the
Buddha's
mother
took
the
ritual
dip
prior
to
his
birth
and
where
he,
too,
had
his
first
bath
- as
well
as
the
remains
of
Kapilvastu
palace.
At
other
sites
near
Lumbini,
earlier
Buddhas
were,
according
to
tradition,
born,
achieved
ultimate
awakening
and
finally
relinquished
earthly
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