There's something magical — or almost sacred — about a place where a legendary figure first set foot and walked, changing how we perceive the world for the better. One place is Lumbini. Nestled in ...

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 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. LUMBINI, Nepal — Legend has it that before he became the Buddha, a young Prince Siddhartha Gautama nursed an injured sarus crane (Antigone antigone ...

The UNESCO Kathmandu Office has recently created a website on Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, World Heritage property in Nepal: ‘Lumbini: Past, Present & Future’. Lumbini, the birthplace ...

LUMBINI, Nepal -- Nepal's president announced a campaign Saturday to lure hundreds of thousands of tourists and pilgrims this year to visit the area of the country where Buddha was born. President ...

FILE- Sayamongkhoun Alexandera, right, a Buddhist monk from France, prays in front of the birthplace of Lord Buddha, in Lumbini, about 290 kilometers (175 miles) southwest of Katmandu, Nepal, Nov. 30, ...