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OF NEPAL 2004 Lumbini
- The Buddha's Birthplace
Flying along the Himalaya from Kathmandu to the Terai in the far
south
Maya
Devi Temple in Lumbini commemorating Siddhartha Gautama's birth.
Surrounded by ancient ruins and prayer flags, this modern building
houses the archeological excavation of the original ancient temple.
The pool in which Maya Devi bathed before giving birth.
Monk meditating under a bodhi tree (Maya Devi gave birth standing
up,
holding onto a tree). The pillar (centre) marks the spot of the
Buddha's birth,
erected by Indian Buddhist Emperor Ashoka 245 BCE.
The Asoka Pillar (6m high but half is underground).
The
Burmese
temple / The Great White Chörten
The very impressive new Tibetan lhakang.
A cooling draught in the sweltering Lumbini Village / Sunset over
the Terai
Kathmandu Valley
Bodhnath chörten
- the major pilgrimage site for Tibetan refugees.