HERITAGE RECORD · 666

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

佛祖诞生地兰毗尼

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ9213 ↗

Area1.95 ha

Administrative areaQ28438 · Q25104014

WikipediaLumbini ↗

Chinese Wikipedia藍毗尼 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

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