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 ...

The Himalaya have a significant political bearing, even outside our immediate neighbourhood—in the ever-evolving global ...

Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, Nepal. He was born into a privileged ... had a dream foretelling of the Buddha’s birth and during childbirth she suffered no pain. It is said he was born out ...

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 ...

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

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.