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EVENTS TIMELINE |
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Major Events Happened In Lumbini |
| 623 BC › |
Birth of Lord Buddha |
| 249 BC › |
Maurya Emperor Asoka visited to Lumbini and erected famous Asoka Pillar |
| 350-375 AD › |
Chinese Travelers Seng Tsai visit to Lumbini |
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| FESTVALS |
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In the 7h and 6h centuries BC Lumbini, located in the Tarai region in the southern part of Nepal, was a beautiful pleasure garden collectively maintained by the Sakyas of Kapilavastu. and the Koliyas of Devadaha or Ramagrama. Twenty-eight kilometres west of Lumbini lies Tilaurakot; the capital of the Sakyas, and 38 kilometres east of Lumbini is Devadaha, the capital of the Koliyas.
Buddhist literature describes Lumbini as a pradimoksha-vana blessed with blooming sal trees and masses of beautiful flowers, and as a place where bees of five colours hum The sweet warbling of various birds and other natural scenery in Lumbini was -ompared to the Chittalata (mind-captivating) grove of Indra's paradise in heaven ( Ven. Kausalyayana, 66:1985).
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SUMMITS |
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First Summit 1998 |
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Two main theme papers by two prominent scholars - Dr. Ananda W.P.Guruge from Sri Lanka (paper entitled Buddhist Philosophy and World Peace ) and Dr. Harka Gurung from Nepal (paper entitled Developing Lumbini as Pilgrimage Centre of Peace ) were presented for deliberation in the Summit. Buddhist monks, nuns, scholars, academicians, representatives from world bodies, Buddhist organizations and individuals interested in peace and development of Lumbini and Buddhism took active part in the three day deliberation. The then Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev most graciously inaugurated the three-day Summit amidst hundreds of Nepali and foreign delegates and thousands of devotees.
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Second Summit 2004 |
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Assembled at the holiest site of Buddhist pilgrimage and the Fountain of World Peace-the Sacred Garden of Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha-we the delegates at the Second World Buddhist Summit, representing the global community of Buddhists, friends of Buddhism, admirers of the Lord Buddha and his teachings and the peace loving people of all faiths, express our gratitude to His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev for his kindness in inaugurating the Summit and to Her Majesty Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah for her gracious presence at Lumbini |
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