Nepal essay (5): visit the birthplace of Gautama Lumbini garden

The fifth of Nepal essays:

Visit the birthplace of Gautama Lumbini Garden (Lumbini Garden)

Lumbini zone (Lumbini Garden) is located at 280 km west of Kathmandu, a small village Kittila (Terai), legend Buddha Sakyamuni's birthplace, is one of the four sacred Buddhist, is the United Nations in 1997 as the world's cultural heritage.

In the early 1990s, I along with the group from Kathmandu to the town of West Nepal Nepal Gan-Kat (Nepalgunj) travel, return to select Lumbini accommodation to rest, it was a sunny morning, we went to the blue Bambini Park to visit the birthplace of Buddha, there used to be a simple and quiet little village, the Lumbini garden bathed in the mist and the morning light.

(Lumbini's ")

A tall tree trees standing in the spacious lawn Central, not far away is a pool, it is said that Sakyamuni's mother Maya Peel first where bathing, Shakyamuni was born after the mother for him in the first bath in the pool, the pool has become Buddhists heart Holy pool (Puskarini).

After bathing, in April of the spring breeze, Maya Peel feel lethargic in bursts, they came to rest under the Bodhi tree, not long before you feel the onset of pain, when her hands to climb up a branch, Sakyamuni from her right rib, it is said that small Shakyamuni was born clean as jade, after landing, the eyes of both feet standing such as the torch.

Today, this ancient Banyan tree is still flourishing, year after year, demonstrating a strong vitality.

(Lumbini Bodhi)

In Sakyamuni era, Lumbini was Caleb adjoins the Luo Wei-Guo (Kapilavastu) of a garden, according to research, Sakyamuni's father net rice Wang is a brake Dili, were elected as the Samurai, Caleb adjoins the Luo Wei-Guo is a city-state, and many small countries as o-Polis, territory for less than two thousand and six hundred sixty square kilometers, the Royal Palace is only 10 km around.

As a result of domestic origin pure, with martial spirit, popular neighbouring countries respect to Joe Cesaro (Kosala) for the monarchy, but will eventually be Joe SA-King off power displacement.

(Maya Temple ruins, wife)

249 years b.c., India Peacock dynasty of Ashoka (Emperor Ashoka) have visited the Lumbini, and build four pagoda and a pillar, carry forward the spirit of Buddhism.

Centuries past, 635 years a.d., the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk xuanzhuang visiting here, in the Western mind, Datang will be referred to as "La cutting, forest", and travels in LAN described in the adjacent, Park had personally seen Ashoka pillars.

In 1896, India archaeologists SMUD Datang Ke under Hsuan Tsang "in the western regions, finally in Lumbini garden excavated Ashoka pillars.

Stonehenge is about 6 meters high, diameter 45 cm, with Ashoka above is stamped by Royal man: "Tin kindly King twenty years, come to worship, because here is Shakyamuni Buddha was born. A stone carved with an image, and the establishment of a pillar that the Buddha was born here. Lumbini village become a religious exemption to, only one-eighth of the harvest payable as taxes. ”

(Ashoka pillars)

In 1968, the Government of Nepal on LAN, for restoration works in the mid-term, 1997 by the United Nations granted world heritage, gradually to the outside world is concerned, each year attracting a large number coming from Japan, Korea, and Southeast of Buddhists to pilgrims, Lumbini become Buddhists of Mecca.

The Chinese Government in the Lumbini garden construction of two Buddhist temple, to highlight and close relationship between Nepal.

Recently, I stumbled on the Internet some tourists in recent photographs that Lumbini in the tourism economy of oppression, had gradually lost its old rustic, elegant atmosphere.

Park these nondescript buildings, and monuments and sacred topic completely unrelated, building regulations or the color is very inconsistent.

(Today the Lumbini garden entrance)

However, the Lumbini remains a sacred place, Sakyamuni calls for mankind to stop killings, respect for life, stresses that the concept of tolerance and peace, I wonder how many people are affected.

A visit to Nepal, accompanied by our engineers said to me, although he was not a Buddhist, but he is very respected Sakyamuni's assertions tolerance is at peace with the most important principle, Buddhists never hate belief in other religions, unlike some religious exclusive Pagan, Sakyamuni to followers of teachings more "love" instead of "hate".

History, Buddhist teachings indeed changed some national values, originally a bloodthirsty killings of ethnic groups into a completely peaceful nation, a good example is the Tibetan and Mongolian.

Michael Muscovy autumn Tibet spit the seventh generation of the King dynasty of Pinus densiflora de Zan (742-797) used to be a bit tough conqueror, while it is happening since the Tang dynasty, has expanded into the forces that become important regional hegemony, 757, Tang dynasty, and the fourth in Tibet and the League, to pursue the tranquillity of the border.

The Tang dynasty, the first Guangde (763), young Akamatsu de Zan joint nanzhao, party items, Tuyuhun, Uighur, and other tribes, the tubo generals manandaza road respectful rate 20 million coalition in Chang'an, end up with wide King Lee Seung macro as a puppet emperor, four towns from ANSI to Hexi corridor are Tibetan occupation, tubo, feeble and reached the peak.

762, a.d., Pinus densiflora de Zan sent people into Nepal invites Tantric guru Padmasambava Dafa, 779 years built the Samye monastery, he ordered that the people of all faiths required repository so that Buddhism Buddhist became the State religion, in his later years he tubo will power delivered to its children, homelessness, tubo Kingdom thus abandoned the tyrant and killings, become one and the surrounding countries in peace with good neighbors.

About mingshenzong s, Tibetan Buddhism entered Mongolia region, to the 17th century, almost all Mongolia people have faith in Tibetan Buddhism,

Originally a cross of Eurasia are invincible, and gradually biaohan nation become peaceful laid down their arms.

May the Lumbini Garden in this "to be able to take over our world in every corner, make the human darkness to light every heart!