LUMBINI
TOUR (Birth Place of Lord Budha)
Lumbini : In the plain south of
the first foothill of the Churia range,
lies Lumbini, birthplace of Gautama,
the Buddha. Lumbini is asacred placefor
Buddhists from all over the world,
standing on an equal footing with
holy places sacred to other world
religions. A veteran Asian traveller
and author of several books writes,
'As millions of Christians look to
Jerusalem for inspiration, as millions
of Muslims turn to Mecca, so do three
hundred million Buddhists see
in the sacred Kingdom of Nepal,
a pillar left by the great Emperor
Ashoka to mark the site where Buddha
was born.
Ashokan
Pillar in Lumbini : The Ashokan
Pillar-In 1895, a German archaeologist,
white wandering about the foothills
of the Churia range, discovered a
massive stone pillar erected by Emperor
Ashoka in 250 B.C. to pay homage to
the birth place of Buddha.
It is said that the Indian Emperor
visited Lumbini Garden in the
twentieth year of his coronation.
The stone pillar bears the following
inscription : King Piyadasi, beloved
of the gods, having been anointed
twenty years, came himself and worshipped
saying: "Here Buddha Sakyamuni
was born. He caused a stone pillar
to be erected, because the worshipful
one was born here. The village
of Lumbini has been made free
of taxes and a recipient of wealth.'
(translated from Brahrni.)
The
Temple of Maya Devi - The next
visible monument in Lumbini
is the temple of Maya Devi containing
a stone relief depicting the birth
scene of Lord Buddha. The bas-relief
shows Maya Devi supporting
herself by holding on to a branch
of a sal tree, and the newborn infant
Buddha standing upright on
a lotus pedestal. Two celestial figures
are engaged in the act of pouring
water and lotuses from the heaven,
indicated in the sculpture by a delineation
of clouds. The Maya Devi shrine has
been worshipped by both Hindus
and Buddhists since the beginning
of the Christian era and is believed
to have been built over the foundation
of at least one earlier temple or
stupa.
To the South of the Maya Devi
temple is the famous sacred pool
of 'Puskarani', believed to be the
same sacred pool in which queen Maya
Devi bathed just before giving
birth to Buddha. It is also
belived to be the same sacred pool
in which queen Maya Devi bathed just
before giving birth to Buddha. It
is also believe to be the pool where
the infant Buddha was given
his first purification bath. The structure
consists of three projecting terraces
in descending order and is rivetted
with fine brick masonry.
Monastery
Tour to Kathmandu - Pokhara - Lumbini
sightseeing
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details :
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,
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Day 1st : Arrival at Airport
and transfer to Hotel.
Day
2nd : After breakfast sightseeing
tour of Buddhist shrines like Swyambhunath
Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar square.
Day
3rd : After breakfast sightseeing
tour of Buddhist Shrines to Pharphing
with Monastery visit & Chovar
Gorge. Visit to Mahaboudha in Patan,
Machhendra Nath, Min Nath and Rudra
Varna Mahavihar. Hiranya Varna Mahavihar
.
Day
4th : After breakfast sightseeing
tour of Buddhist Shrines such as Chabahil
Stupa & Boudhanath Stupa, Around
Boudhanath stupa there are so many
Stupas visit and drive to Kopan Monastery
for dinner and stay overnight.
Day
5th : Day spent as per programm
of Kopan Monastery - guided meditation,
discussion .Overnight at Kopan Monastery.
Day
6th : Day spent as per programme
of Kopan Monastery. Overnight at Kopan
Monastery.
Day
7th : After breakfast,drive to
Changu Narayan and Bhaktapur sightseeing.
After sightseeing half-an hour drive
to Nagarkot to see the spectacular
himalayan renge of Langtang, Ganesh
himal, Dorje lakpa, Pumori, Lhotse,
Nuptse & see sunset stay overnight.
Day
8th : See sunrise , After breakfast
drive to Pokhara .Rest & Overnight
at Hotel.
Day
9th : After breakfast we leave
for fullday sightseeing of Peace stupa, Monasteries
& Tibetan Refugee Camp in Hangja, boating
& cycling tour the lakeside, stay
overnight .
Day
10th : After breakfast, drive
to Royal Chitwan National Park.Stay
overnight.
Day
11th : Fullday jungle activities
as a package programme of Hotel. Overnight
at resort.
Day
12th : After breakfast, drive
to Lumbini, visiting Buddhist places
& Lumbini Garden. Stay overnight.
Day
13th : Flight back to Kathmandu
from Bhairahawa. Transfer to Hotel,
Rest day & shoping , Stay overnight.
Day
14th : Breakfast & walk to
the Sitapaila monastery, for full
day.
Day
15th : Departure to Airport
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