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Donors also gave 31 kilograms of gold, which covers the structure’s pinnacle, including 13 steps that represent the Buddhist path to enlightenment. Nepal's 68-year-old student 15 photos ...
Just a 10-minute auto ride from the bustling city of Birendranagar in Surkhet, via a road that meanders through a lush green forest, a hillock marks an mystery — a medieval looking, six-metre tall, ...
This is the most important Buddhist site in the world: in one view, within it lies the centre of the world. The main temple structure, some 50m high, soars out of a sunken courtyard.
The Fourth International Conference on the Buddhist Heritage of Nepal Mandala 2005 will be held in Kathmandu from Sept. 6 to 10, the organizers said Saturday.
New excavations within the Maya Devi Temple of Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini, Nepal, have revealed evidence of a series of shrines extending the history of the site to a much earlier date than ...
The Second Buddhist Summit kicked off Tuesday in Nepal's southern city of Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, with an aim to promote world peace. The three-day summit on Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, with ...
PM Modi offers prayers at Buddhist temple after returning from Nepal The prime minister, on his return from Lumbini in Nepal, reached the temple, said to be the final resting place of Gautama ...