In this Kathmandu Lumbini Buddhist Tour from Adventure Zone Trekking & Expedition, we try to make you know and visit major Buddhist monasteries of Nepal including Lumbini the birth place of Lord Buddha. Places and the name of Monasteries given below in the itineraries are really majestic and high value carrying places which are internationally known and famous. Like Lumbini, which introduction is highlighted and tried to explain as nice as possible, similarly history and value of other places like Namo Buddha, Kapan Monastery, and Monastery of Narayanthan, Buddha Monastery and Pharping and even the monasteries not mentioned here are well- known to the Buddhist of the world. Lumbini is the birth place of Lord Buddha and has been declared as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. Lumbini is small town in the southern Terai of Nepal, where the ruins of the old city can still be seen. At the age of 84, Lord Buddha left this world with thousands of followers to keep Buddhism alive.
Lumbini has been a holy ground for Buddhists in all over the world. The restored garden and surroundings of Lumbini have the remains of many of the ancient stupas and monasteries. A large stone pillar erected by the Indian Emperor Ashoka in 250 BC bears an inscription about the birth of the Buddha. An important part of Lumbini is the temple of Maya Devi. It has stone image of Maya Devi giving birth to Lord Buddha as she holds onto a branch. And important for Buddhist tour which starts and ends in Kathmandu. If you are an Indian your trip may be started from Lumbini and ended in Kathmandu as well. If you come overland to Sunauli Border our representatives are there at the boarder to receive you and to escort you to the hotel for the next days sightseeing around Lumbini and then to take you to Kathmandu to complete the remaining places given in the itinerary.
An important archeological site near Lumbini, Kapilvastu evokes the ancient palace where Lord Buddha spent his formative years and it is the major focus of Buddhist Tour. Scattered foundations of the palace are abundant and archeologists have by now discovered 13 successive layers of human habitation dating back to the eighth century BC. Access: Siddhartha Highway connects Lumbini by road to Pokhara, Tansen and Kathmandu.
