KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency decided Thursday against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of Lumbini on its list of heritage sites in danger, instead giving ...

On May 16, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the day that the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, was born, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. His ...

Around 300 monks from Thailand have embarked on a peace walk from Lumbini in Rupandehi district to Ramagram Stupa in ...

Indian Prime Moinister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba visit Lumbini to mark Buddha Jayanti on 16 May. All photos: RSS Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali ...

Lumbini, Nepal – 108,000 tree saplings breathed new life into the Sacred Garden of Lumbini today marking a feat in participatory nature conservation in the holy birthplace of the Lord Buddha Lumbini, ...

Nepali conservationists say they believe there’s a possible link between the Buddha’s legacy and the conservation of sarus cranes in Lumbini, Nepal, where he was born. A wetland sanctuary for the ...

Kathmandu, 17 September 2010 - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between WWF Nepal and Lumbini Development Trust to promote environmental, cultural and religious values in Lumbini.

A chopper carrying India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at a helipad in Lumbini on the occasion of Buddha Purnima – the celebration of the birth of Gautam Buddha – on May 16. This was Modi’s ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of Lumbini on its list of heritage sites in danger, instead giving ...