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| According to Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Divyavadana, Asoka started on a pilgrimage to Lumbini in the company of his preceptor, Upagupta. On their arrival, Upagupta, pointing to the tree under which the mother of the Buddha had stood while, delivering her child, said, "Oh, Maharaj! Here the Blessed One was born" (Bhattacharya, 59:1960). As stated in the Asokavadana, Asoka, guided by the venerable Upagupta, made pilgrimages to various sacred places, including the tombs of the great disciples of the Buddha, successively visiting the stupas of Sariputra, Mahamaudgalyayana, Mahakasyapa, Vakkula and Ananda. Lumbini Park, the Bodhi Tree, Deer Park in Sarnath and the site of the Parinirvana are the pre-eminently sacred places where the king donated one hundred thousand suvarnas (Przyluski, 29-30:1967). |
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The Conception of the Buddha Maya's Travel to Lumbini for Devadaha Birth of a Prince The Great Renunciation and Enlightenment The First Disciple The First Cermon Return to Kapilvastu The Last Days of Buddha Lumbini after the Death of the Buddha Asoka's Visit to Lumbini The Asokan Pillar of Lumbini Lumbini after Asoka's Visit Lumbini: the Archaoloqical Pursuits Early Explorations Dr.A.Fuhrer and Khadqa Shumsher Rana in Lumbini Babu Purna Chanda Mukherji in Lumbini General Kesher shumsher J.B Rana in Lumbini Mrs. Debala Mitra in Lumbini |
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