because this is the day when the Buddha’s birth is celebrated here in Nepal—and because Buddhists believe this place has sacred power. But they are not the only people seeking the Buddha in ...

Buddha Purnima: Significance Lord Buddha was born in a place called Lumbini in Nepal to a royal family. His father was Raja Naresh Shuddhodhan and his mother was Mahamaya. The birth name of Lord ...

It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C., that the Buddha was born. It was also on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha attained enlightenment, and it was on the ...

Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, Nepal. He was born into a privileged family, who were considered a ruling family. Birth - Buddhist teachings say that his mother, Queen Maya, had a dream ...

Lumbini [Nepal], March 5 (ANI): Ordination ceremony for 500 novice monks, also known as Shramneras, is underway in the Maya Devi Temple complex of Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha.