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Lumbini
associated with the birth of Lord Buddha is of
extreme archeological importance and also a
UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site. It is said that
Prince Siddhartha Gautam, who later became
Buddha the Enlightened One, was born in the
gardens of Nepal's Lumbini in 623 B.C. The main
shrines of Lumbini are the newly restored
Mayadevi Temple, the Ashokan Pillar behind the
temple and the Lake Shakya Puskarini where
Mayadevi is said to have bathed before
delivering the little Buddha into the world.
Besides these, there are others like the Nepal
Buddha Temple and the Dharmaswami Buddhist
monastery. Other countries like Japan, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, etc are also
contributing to build more temples and
monasteries. Lumbini also has a museum and a
research center for Buddhism. |
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Day 01:
Arrive Kathmandu, transfer to the hotel.
Day 02: After breakfast, visit Boudanath
and Kopan Monastery. Kopan Monastery was founded
by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rimpoche in 1970 as
a center of Buddhist Teachings. Meet Senior Lama
and orientation on Buddhism at Kopan Monastery.
Lunch will be served (vegetarian). Evening
return back to Hotel.
Day 03: After breakfast, drive to
Namoboudha(45 Kms), Buddhists call it "Tagmologin",
the famous Buddhist spot, where Lord Buddha (on
7th re-incarnation) sacrificed his body to
hungry Tigress and its cubs. Evening return to
hotel.
Day 04: After breakfast, visit Pharping
Monastery. The Buddhist history says, Milerapa
from Tibet took one night shelter in the cave,
and accordingly blessed this monastery. Hindus
have their version that it was Pancha Pandav who
had visited this place. Vegetarian lunch will be
served. Evening return to hotel.
Day 05: After breakfast, visit Kathmandu
city and Swayambhunath (Monkey temple), the
oldes Buddhist Stupa in Nepal.
Day 06: Fly to Bhairahawa and a short
drive to Lumbini. PM tour of the Sacred Garden.
Day 07: Excursion to Tilaurakot (25kms)
to the west, the ancient capital of Kapilvastu,
the Kingdom of the Sakya Dynasty in which Lord
Buddha was born. PM tour of Monastery Zone and
the Lumbini Village.
Day 08: Free day at kathmandu,
Day 09: Final Departure
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