French: Lumbini, lieu de naissance du Bouddha
The Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha is a World Heritage site in Nepal defined by the UNESCO in 1997 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 857 (1031, 669) in our monthly survey..

"Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature."
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