Lumbini Tour 9 Day.

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Lumbini Tour 9 Day.

Lumbini Tour 9 Day. This tour is a interest of many people.  Lumbini lies in the Rupandehi district of Lumbini zone it lies in western Nepal. It is about 20 km away from the Gautam Buddha airport, Siddhartha Nagar. And it is 27 km far from the Indian Border, Sunauli.

Lumbini in the ancient time

Buddhist literature also placed  Lumbini between Shakya kingdom of Kapilvastu. And Koliya kingdom of Devdaha to the east. Tiraulakot  lies twenty eight km east of Lumbini. It is the capital of the Shakya. And also thirty two km east of Lumbini is Devdaha. Similarly, it is the capital of the Koliya.  Furthermore, it is a beautiful pleasure and also a recreational garden. Both kingdoms maintained it collectively during the lifetime of the lord Buddha.,,

Birth Of Buddha

 Maya Devi is  the queen of King Suddhodhan of Kapilvastu. On a beautiful morning of 623 BC, she arrived in Lumbini. She was actually on her way to maternal home, Devdaha. Moreover, she was going there for the delivery of her first child. The service providers were also attending her while she was walking in the garden with the child in her womb. She was walking slowly and enjoying the peace, tranquility and solace of the Lumbini garden. During her walk she suddenly felt the labor pain.

She realized the time of delivery. And took a bath in the Shakya Puskarani. It is located almost in  the center of the garden. After purifying herself she was seeking support in her situation. There she preceded twenty five steps to the north. There was also a beautiful Ashoka tree  full of flowers. And she hold a branch of that tree.,,

Tilaurakot:

Lumbini Archaeologists identified Tilaurakot as the actual capital of Kapilvastu . It is the home of King Suddhodhan, father of Prince Siddhartha. Prince Siddhartha later went on to become the Buddha.  Lord Buddha spent the first 29 years of his princely life in Tilaurakot. Chinese travelers visited Tilaurakot more than 2500 years ago. He reported seeing numerous stupas, monasteries and palaces. The Chinese pilgrims Fa-Hien and Hiuen – Tsang noted that they saw Kapilvastu in complete ruins. They also counted 10 deserted cities within Kapilvastu. King Virudhaka, who massacred the Shakyas during the last days of Lord Buddha, is said to have destroyed the cities. It is located around 27 km west of Lumbini. And also 3 km away from Taulihawa town. Therefore, a joint effort by Nepali and Japanese archaeologists recovered the royal town of Tilaurakot.

 Kudan:

Kudan is located around 4.5 km south of Tilaurakot. It is a huge mound of structural ruins.  And a pond nearby appears to be the ruins of stupas and monasteries.  Someone presented Kasaya (yellow robe worn by monks)  to Lord Buddha in Kasya stupa. This is where King Suddhodhan met Lord Buddha for the first time after he returned from cosmic enlightenment.

• Gotihawa:

Lumbini Gotihawa is located around 3 km southwest of Taulihawa. This is an important religious site for the Buddhist world community. It is also historically and archaeologically important. It is believed that Krakuchanda Buddha came before Shakyamuni Buddha. He was born in Gotihawa. Moreover, he attained Nirvana there.  We can see brick structures of stupas and monasteries in the area outside modern Gotihawa village. At the center of the main mound the remains of a broken Ashokan Pillar lie on a slab. There is a huge stupa. It adjoins the pillar on the northeast side. It also has rings of wedge-shaped ancient bricks. Moreover, it identifies the Nirvana Stupa of Krakuchanda Buddha. The villages are still using an ancient well in the center of the village. The development of the site was believed to be started in the 6th century B.C.

• Niglihawa:

Lumbini  is a significant archaeological site.  It is about 7 km north of Taulihawa.  The remains of a broken Ashokan Pillar lie close to a large pond. Emperor Ashoka built a stupa. Moreover, he set up a pillar when he visited the site during his pilgrimage.  This was discovered by renowned archaeologist, Dr. Alois Fuhrer in 1895.  This pillar is 15 feet tall. Moreover, there are inscriptions on its upper portion. It is believed that Kanakmuni Buddha was born in this place and also get enlightened . And moreover, he met his father there. It  is also regarded as a very important religious place for Buddhists. And also for research scholars.

Sagarhawa:

 Lumbini Tour  Sagarhawa is about 12 km north of Taulihawa. People excavated the ruins of an ancient pond in 1895 in this forest site. Archaeologists have identified this site. And they named it as the “Palace of the Massacre of the Shakyas”. The ruins of the ancient site lie on the west and also on south. Banks of the large rectangular pond are locally known as Lumbu Sagar or long pong in Niglihawa Village.

Aurorakot:

 Aurorakot is about 10 km northeast of Taulihawa. It is a large rectangular fortified area. Furthermore, there are remains of an ancient moat and brick fortifications in east of Niglihawa. A walled fortress in ancient times was Citadel. And it was also the natal town of Kanakmuni Buddha.

Devdaha:

Devdaha is 54 km east of Lumbini. It is across the Rohini river . It is in fact the ancient capital of the Koliya Kingdom. Moreover, it is the maternal hometown of Queen Mayadevi, Prince Siddhartha’s mother. As well as Prajapati Gautami, his stepmother, and Princess Yasodhara, his consort. This is where Prince Siddhartha spent his childhood. Seven years after his enlightenment, Lord Buddha visited Devdaha.  He  also ordained the followers of Jain Sadhu Nirgrantha Nathputra. In addition, there are several other sites around Devdaha such as Kumarbarti, Khayardanda, Bairimai/Kanyamai, Bhabanipur/Devidamar, Mathagadi (ancient weapons).

Ramagram:

It is also known as the maternal home of Buddha. This is where we can see the biggest Stupa. Furthermore, they have important relics. It  was believed to be built around 600 B.C. Ramagram is a brick mound on the bank of the Jharahi River. It is a 7 meters high brick Stupa. It  also contains one of the eight Astha Dhatu (relics) of Lord Buddha.

Lumbini has many new monasteries occupied by different nations. Some notable ones are:
Burmese Buddhist contributed a lot in building the Myanmar Temple. The monastery is an attractive big white structural monument. It also has a golden pinnacle soaring into the sky.
The China temple, which has a very beautiful pagoda style with many prayer and meditation cells.
The Korean Temple is  beautifully set. And it has many remarkable images of Buddha.

Besides this, there are others like the Nepal Buddha Temple and the Dharma swami Buddhist monastery.  Other countries like Japan , Sri Lanka , Thailand , Vietnam , etc. are also contributing to build more temples and monasteries. ( Gurla Mandata ) (youtube)

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Available departures

  • Day 01:Arrival to the airport and transfer to hotel with bus and tour guide to the hotel + Lunch and discus for tour program with tour guide.
  • Day 02: Morning 8:30 AM -Breakfast + bus and guide to Bhaktapur: Nyatopola, Akash Bhairab, Tiel Mahadev, whole Royal palace, Siddhi Lakshimi and Fasidega temple, Lunch. Pashupatinath Temple (ascension Ghayasilin Mandap) Tachupal Tole (Tajmath + Dattaraya Mandir). Peacock's Alley + Surya Binayak + Changunarayan: Temple, bus to the hotel.
  • Day 03: 8:00 AM, Breakfast transfer to Pasupati: visit Pashupati nath Temple, two banks of Bagmati River, Lunch. After Lunch, Swayambunath visit and to walk round, back to hotel, Dinner
  • Day 04: Morning 7:30 AM-Breakfast and departure by bus for Chitwan. Chitwan Jungle lodge, or other similar resort in Chitwan, Lunch at 13:00 PM. All activities in jungle (tour by elephant + canoe + jeep drive) Dinner
  • Day 05: Morning 8:00 AM-Breakfast - continues for programs, Lunch-continues programs - Evening - Dances of Tharu & dinner.
  • Day 06: Morning 5:00 AM For Spring-Summer and autumn and winter 6:00 A.M. birds watching, 8:30 A.M. breakfast, departure to Lumbini, afternoon Lunch one the way to Lumbini, arrival hotel in Lumbini and visit all stupa and main building of Buddha.
  • Day 07: Morning 7:00 A.M. Breakfast. Drive to Pokhara & transfer to hotel, free walking near by Fewa Lake.
  • Day 08: Morning, Half day sightseeing and afternoon about 2:30 PM fly back to Kathmandu
  • Day 09: Morning 8:30 AM-Breakfast. Final Departure!!
Cost Includes Deluxe package
  • • Hotel with bed & Breakfast in Kathmandu, Pokhara & Lumbini
  • • All sightseeing in Lumbini birth place of Buddha.
  • • All sightseeing with guided tour
  • • All air-condition car, Mini van
  • • 2 nights 3 days in Chitwan an all transfer Full board)
  • • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner + bed double bed room sharing basis
  • • All entrance fees of sightseeing as mentioned above the itinerary
  • • 1 night Pokhara with full day sightseeing
  • • Arrival & departure in Kathmandu Airport
  • • Gift of souvenir
  • Cost Excludes
  • • Bar and Beverage bills
  • • Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu, Pokhara & Lumbini
  • • Phone calls, Laundry
  • • All personal expenses
  • • Tips for guide & drives
  • • Any extra service of above not mentioned

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Nepal is highly diverse country. And has rich geography, culture, and religions. The mountainous north has many mountains. It includes eight of the world’s ten highest mountains. This also includes the highest  mountain Sagarmatha. It is known as Mount Everest in English. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. It contains over 240 peaks. They are more than 20,000 ft. (6,096 m) above sea level.

People of many castes and religions live here. About hundred languages are spoken  here. Our popular foods are dal bhat, dhindo, gundurk etc. Similarly, Dashain, Tihar, Lhosar, Id etc. They are the most popular festivals. We celebrate these festivals very happily. Most  of the people are farmers. They grow rice, corn, wheat, millet, potato etc. Some people in the cities are businessmen also.  Likewise, some have industries. Therefore, people living here are very laborious.

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  • LOCATION OF LUMBINI
  • Lumbini Tour  lies in the Rupandehi district of Lumbini zone of western Nepal . It is 20 Km from the Gautam Buddha airport, Siddhartha Nagar and 27 km. from the Indian Border, Sunauli.lumbini
 
  • LUMBINI IN THE ANCIENT TIME
  • Buddhist literature places lumbini between Sakya kingdom of Kapilvastu and Koliya kingdom of Devadaha to the east.
  • Twenty eight km. east of lumbini lies Tiraulakot, the capital of the Sakyas and thirty two km east of Lumbini is Devadaha, the capital of the Koliyas.
  • It was a beautiful pleasure or recreation garden collectively maintained by both the kingdoms during the lifetime of the lord Buddha.
  • BIRTH OF BUDDHA
  • Lumbini tour On a beautiful morning of 623 B.C., Maya Devi, the queen of King Suddhodana of Kapilavastu on her way to her maternal home Devadaha for the delivery of her first child arrived Lumbini.
  • Attended by the service providers while walking slowly and enjoying the peace, tranquility and solace of the Lumbini garden with the child in her womb suddenly she felt the labor pain.
  • Realizing the time of delivery she bathed in the Sakya Puskarani located almost center of the garden.
  • After purifying herself she preceded twenty five steps to the north seeking support in her situation. There was a beautiful Asoka tree with the full of flowers and she hold a branch of that tree.
  • This sacred garden of Lumbini tour was blessed by the birth of the future Buddha.
  • All of sudden, all trees burst into flowers and shared beauty and fragrance. Jeweled lotus bloomed with the heavenly lights and sounds of the celestial palace.lumbini 4The birth of the auspicious and incredible child was welcomed and received by Indra and Brahma (two Brahmanical Gods).
  • Soon after the birth, prince Siddhartha stood up right on a lotus pedestal and proclaimed, "I am the first and foremost of all the creatures to cross the riddle of the ocean of existence.
  • I have come to the world to show the path of emancipation.
  • This is my last birth and hereafter I will not be born again.
  • "CENTERS OF PILGRIMAGE
  • The Buddha asked his followers to visit Lumbini tour and three other places from his deathbed at the age of eighty at Kushinagar.
  • The Buddha said men of belief will visit with faith, devotion and curiosity the four places where I was born at, attained enlightment, preached the first sermon and where I am passing away .He further said “These places should be visited and seen by a person of devotion and which would cause awareness and apprehension of the nature of impermanence”.
  • For many centuries pilgrims revered the spot at Lumbini garden where the Buddha was born.
  • Today, pilgrims and visitors from all over the world come to Lumbini the timeless place where ancient monuments mark the authenticity of the birth place.
  • The devoted pilgrims erected many monuments which sanctifies the holy site and testifies the record of the note worthy visits.
  • MONUMENTS OF LUMBINI
  • Lumbini Garden changed into a pilgrimage site soon after the Mahaparinirvana of the Lord Buddha.
  • A monastic site evolved around the sacred spot of the Buddha's birth.
  • The birth-spot being the most important point in the whole of the holy land of Lumbini drew attention of generous devotees who erected structures to pay homage to the great master.
  • These constructions were of religious nature along the religious complex and a civic settlement emerged to meet the growing need of the religious community visiting or living in the holy complex.
MAYA DEVI TEMPLE lumbini 5
  • The Maya Devi Temple shrine is the heart of all monuments at this holy site.
  • The complex also bears the testimony of several layers of construction over the centuries.
  • The main object of worship here is the Nativity Sculpture.
  • The restored Maya Devi Temple was reopened on May 16, 2003 on 2547th birth anniversary of the Buddha.
  • The government of Nepal , and LDT jointly restored the temple. The ground floor consists of the remains of the foundations of the early Maya Devi Temple that dates back to 3rd century BC.
  • The sanctum sanctorum is the birth spot of the lord Buddha in the temple.