Lumbini

Also known as Lumbini sal park lumbini sal park

thumb|Lumbini pillar inscription by King Ripumalla: "Om Mani Padme Hum Sri Ripu Malla Chiram Jayatu 1234 [[Saka Era" ("Om Mani Padme Hum May Prince Ripu Malla be long victorious")|202x202px]]

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Settlement.name: Lumbini
Settlement.native_name: लुम्बिनी
Settlement.native_name_lang: ne
Settlement.settlement_type: Ancient City (प्राचीन शहर)
Settlement.elevation_m: 150
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nepal Lumbini Province#Nepal
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Lumbini in Nepal
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Nepal
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lumbini Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rupandehi
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Lumbini Sanskritik
Settlement.government_type: Development trust

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2078
Area: 22.78
Elevation: 150
Image: Lumbini 4.jpg

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Commons category: Lumbini
postal code: 32914

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Contents

In Buddha's time
Pillar of Ashoka
Lumbini complex
Religious significance
Excavation at the Mayadevi Temple in 2013
Other developments
Tourism
Transport
Places to visit
Hotels
Sister cities
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
Bibliography
External links

thumb|Lumbini pillar inscription by King Ripumalla: "Om Mani Padme Hum Sri Ripu Malla Chiram Jayatu 1234 [[Saka Era" ("Om Mani Padme Hum May Prince Ripu Malla be long victorious")|202x202px]]

Lumbinī (, 'the lovely') is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. According to sacred texts and Buddhist commentaries, Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini, BCE. Siddhartha Gautama achieved Enlightenment and became Shakyamuni Buddha () who founded Buddhism. He later passed into parinirvana at the age of eighty, . Lumbini is one of four most sacred pilgrimage sites pivotal in the life of the Buddha.