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| Dr.A.Fuhrer and Khadqa Shumsher Rana in Lumbini | ||||||
| In 1895 Dr. Fuhrer, a German official of the Archaeological Survey of India, was assigned to take photographs of the pillar along with its inscriptions. He was sent to region around Nepalgunj, which is about 300 km south-west of Lumbini. During Dr. Fuhrer's stay in Nepalgunj, he was informed by the local people about en pieces of a pillar lying on the bank of a pond called Niglisagar, near the village of Niglihawa (in the present district of Kapilavastu), and this spurred him to the site in March 1895. He inspected the broken pillar and took photographs of inscription on the pillar. The inscription clearly mentions that "Emperor Asoka enlarged the stupa of Kanakamuni Buddha". Though he was asked by the government of Nepal to carry on further exploration of the pillar after first meeting Khadga Shumsher, the governor of Palpa at the time, he was unable to meet the latter until November 1896 Fuhrer states that "at the end of November 1896, he set out on his second journey to Nigliva, to meet General Khadga Shumsher .... his meeting could not take place ....... but ....... was arranged for near the village of Paderiya town ...... Bhagavanpur ....... close to the General's camp, near the debris of four stupas, stood a slightly mutilated pillar rising 10 feet above the ground and covered with many records of pilgrims visit (Fuhrer, 27:1972). According to Pradhan, Khadga Shumsher had already started excavation of the Lumbini pillar when Dr. Fuhrer came to the Rummindei forest. The Nepalese team had cleared away several feet of earth around the pillar; only three feet was left to the base. This memorable day was December 1, 1896. It was on this spot that Khadga Shumsher and Dr. Fuhrer met each other for the first time. Fuhrer proceeded to take photographs of the inscription on the pillar (Pradhan, 35:1979). (Pl.# 79) The exciting discoveries and the magnificent achievements of General Khadga Shumsher and Dr. Fuhrer drew the attention of many archaeologists to the Nepalese Terai, and in the same year they located one more pillar, at Gotihawa, leading to the discovery of the three Asoka pillars which confirmed that the Buddha was born in Lumbini and his royal palace was at Tilaurakot near the present-day town of Taulihawa. |
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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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