Lumbini, Nepal Travel Blogs

Travels with Two Buddhas: Birth
Dec 10, 2006 (18 photos)

... world peace, called a Monlam in Tibetan.   As dawn arrived, we walked through the gates of Lumbini.  Soon I found a small room at the Nepal Monastery adjacent to Buddha's birth site.  As the sun rose, I entered the ancient ...

Lumbini - The Town of Dust and Baby Buddha
Apr 13, 2009 (2 photos)

Well, for a World Heritage site, the birthplace of Buddha and an important stop on a major pilgimage route, Lumbini was a little underwhelming. We arrived after a long but uneventful bus trip from Pokhara, and lodged at one of the few guest houses in the ...

Sauna
May 27, 2007 (5 photos)

... was hot and riding an elephant isn't comfortable we still enjoyed it. As soon as we came back we caught a bus out of there. Lumbini Next sop was Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. It was alright, we didn't have any expectation so we didn ...

Chitwan National Park & Lumbini
Apr 3, 2008 (10 photos)

... komisch aus: Sie haben "zu viel Haut", die sehr kuenstlich, wie aus Plastik, wirkt. Danach waren wir in Lumbini, dem Geburtsort Siddharth Gautamas, "Buddha", der dort etwa 563 v. Chr geboren wurde. Dort gibt es Tempelruinen und einen Stein ...

Birthplace of the Buddha
Mar 17, 2008 (21 photos)

... for us so that we could ask for the right stop and you immediately have a different culture. We like Nepal. Arriving in Lumbini we discovered a tiny place with infrequent electricity and limited eating options, but with a lovely atmosphere of calm, ...

Lumbini..Buddha's Birthplace
May 20, 2009 (19 photos)

We travelled through here on the God awful bus journey from Pokhara to Nepal Ganj.....  (wait for it... it was horrendous and that episode is yet to come )!!!!  but we didnt stop off this time, just passed through...... as we were here ...

A great respite in serene birthplace of the Buddha
Sep 5, 2008

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Birthplace of Buddha
Sep 23, 2006 (3 photos)

Story goes that Buddha's mother bathed is this pool then gave birth to Buddha under a tree. That tree had a temple built around it and eventually the tree got too big and it had to be cut down. They planted another tree on the other side of the lake, ...

Lumbini, last stop in Nepal before destination 5!
Mar 26, 2008 (14 photos)

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Rhino spotting in Nepal and Buddha's birthplace
Nov 27, 2008 (45 photos)

... and a rhino, more than we'd hoped to see. And the animals were largely undisturbed by the elephants coming very close. Lumbini Next stop was to be Lumbini: Buddha's birthplace a few bus rides (and 2 breakdowns) away near the Indian border.& ...

Lumbini
May 1, 2007

From Kathmandu it was a 9.5 hour bus ride to Lumbini.

Bhairahawa, Nepal
Sep 19, 2006

... a welcome sight with its beautiful manicured gardens and clean tidy rooms. This town is the birthplace of Lord Buddha. 19.9.06 Lumbini, Nepal The day started well although the humidity was very high and my camera lens fogged up as soon as I stepped ...

Lumbini Retreat
May 6, 2008

Hey everyone...a quick update, I am just about to begin my 4th month of a retreat at Panditarama in Lumbini, Nepal (where the Buddha was born). I am planning on staying here until the first week of July, so please don;t be offended if I don't answer your ...

Buddha's birthplace (empty)
Nov 29, 2006 (7 photos)

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The birth place of Lord Buddha
Apr 10, 2009

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lumbini - meeting buddha (sort of)
Dec 21, 2007 (13 photos)

... i decided to head up to nepal for a few weeks After the day long train/jeep/bus ride i made it to my first destination lumbini - the place where buddha was born. To add to the atmosphere I decided to stay at a monestry (a korean one). To be honest ...

Lumbini: Peaceful Entry - Swift Escape
Jan 23, 2009 (9 photos)

... carts and the occasional herd of sheep.  Surprising since this is one of the very few main intercity routes in Nepal. We roll into Lumbini Village just before the sun sets.  The driver climbs atop the bus and tosses my backpack down to me ...

An Undiscovered Jem
Nov 11, 2008 (6 photos)

... with a couple of small temples (one of which I plan to study at), I find a few square miles of land reserve that the Nepal government set up in the early '90s.  It is a 'world heritage' site where nations can acquire land to build a buddhist temple.& ...

Lumbini - birthplace of the Buddha
Aug 20, 2006 (1 photos)

Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha. It's now been turned into an international Buddhist monastery centre. At this point, the camera also finally gave up...

Lumbini
Nov 18, 2008 (16 photos)

... to the actual level of sacredness of the earth here, we can say that there is a lot of money being poured into the Lumbini Development Zone, which by today's standards must make it at least important. Many a buddhist temple has been or is being erected to ...

Vipassana Meditation Retreat in Myanmar Tradition
May 8, 2008 (42 photos)

... intense! very difficult but also very rewarding! if you want to know more just ask me. the colourful pictures of the temples and stuff was the day after we finished the retreat, we went to see the many temples of lumbini (see other lumbini entry).

7th Oct Varanasi to Lumbini
Oct 7, 2007

We travelled by car from Varanasi to Lumbini (via Gorakpur) and crossed the border to Nepal. There were some unbelievable floods along the way.  What was previously farmland looked like an ocean.  The think that it may take 5 years for the land ...

Lumbini
Oct 8, 2008 (5 photos)

After a pretty hassle free border crossing into Nepal we headed to the small town of Lumbini which is the historical birthplace of Gautama Siddhartha Buddha and so is one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in the world.  He apparently was ...

The birthplace of Buddha
Dec 28, 2008 (7 photos)

... mad my normal excuses of meeting friends at the other end) but they were lovely and so genuinely friendly. When we got to Lumbini I quickly found somewhere to stay and put my bags then we went off to explore the temples together. It was a warm, sunny ...

The birthplace of Buddha
Oct 24, 2007 (78 photos)

... .  Chatted with 2 students, one of whom exchanged photos with me, see the pics for his pic! Got off at Lumbini Bazaar, the small town opposite the main gate to the temple marking the birthplace of Buddha.  Found some guesthouse and collapsed ...

Goodbye India, Hello Nepal.
Oct 8, 2008

... me to my grave, but at least the smell is now only a memory. We visit the birthplace of the Lord Buddha in Lumbini. The tranquility of the place is a welcome relief, the Nepalese drive like their Indian cousins. While walking around the sight of the ...

Buddha's Birth Place
Jun 9, 2009 (22 photos)

... last morning in Lumbini. For anyone heading this way I highly recommend staying at Stupa Rest Point Guesthouse , Buddhanagar, Lumbini, Rupandehi, Nepal (97715533224 or 071580228 - e-ail: stuparest@gmail.com) . It is the 1st one as you come into ...

The birthplace of Buddha and backpain
Dec 4, 2007

... . It was a great experience until we arrived in the city and the cop kicked us off the roof of the bus. I arrived in Lumbini and realized just what a small town this was. There are two streets and not much on those two streets. It was a long day of ...

Shaken not stirred!
Oct 12, 2009

... for some well earned dinner. Today we have endured another 7 hour coach ride (a smaller and less bumpy coach this time).  Nepal is truly beautiful.  A real contrast to India, and things can only get better for the Gibbons now.  On the way ...

Lumbini & Border to India
Oct 27, 2008 (26 photos)

Text may follow one day. Meanwhile enjoy the pictures!