Lumbini, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautam, witnessed a special celebration as the Embassy of India in Nepal organized a series of events to commemorate the 2,568th Buddha Jayanti. The ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal ― Nepal’s Ambassador to Korea Kamal Prasad Koirala has written a letter to President Lee Myung-bak requesting him to change the erroneous information in South Korean textbooks ...

Nepal’s selling point has grown increasingly blunt: A lack of a distinctive edge means it barely cuts a swath in today’s ...

Describing Lumbini, Semage says, although there are many Mahayana temples, this is the only Theravada temple there. It is the first of its kind in Nepal and will be constructed on a grand scale. “The ...

His hotel offers breath-taking mountain views from the town of Lumbini in Nepal - Buddha's birthplace. But a hoped-for surge in tourist numbers has failed to materialise, blamed in part on ...

Buddha’s birth and life Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, which is at the border of what is India and Nepal today. His mother, Maya, was the wife of Suddhodana, king of the Shakya clan.

Located in western Nepal, Swargadwari is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site believed to be the gateway to heaven. The temple sits atop a hill, surrounded by breathtaking vistas of the Himalayan range.

Lumbini, the birthplace of Shakyamuni Buddha and a sacred destination for Buddhists around the world, attracts Buddhist pilgrims from Sri Lanka every year. The Sri Lankan government is supporting ...