✦ Birthplace of the Buddha
Lumbini
Peaceful retreats & pilgrimage stays
✦ About this destination
Lumbini is where Siddhartha Gautama was born in 623 BCE — a vast, quiet park of monasteries built by Buddhist nations from around the world.
Stay among the monasteries. Walk between them at dawn. This is the contemplative Nepal.
✦ Why stay here
Three reasons.
01
Sacred Garden
The Maya Devi temple at the exact birthplace.
02
World monasteries
Wander between Thai, Japanese, Korean and Burmese temples.
03
Stillness
The opposite of Kathmandu. By design.
✦ Best time to visit
When the light is right.
Nov – Feb
Cool, comfortable, peak pilgrim season.
Mar – Apr
Warming up — Buddha Jayanti in May.
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