Lumbini

Lumbini was name after Rupandevi (beautiful lady)- Remmindei- lumindei- Lumbini.
It was as beautiful as Chitta Lata, the grove of Indra, thick tropical forest, flowers of a wide varieties, blooming and sharing, animals and beauty, 5 kinds of bees humming, birds singing, animals dancing, fresh water, quite spiritual, perfection of biodiversity and echo system.
Ancestor of Buddha:
Jayasen
Singhahanu + Kanchana
Suddodhan + Mayadevi & Prajapati
Siddhartha (Buddha) + Yasodhara
Rahul

Monuments of Lumbini:

1) Stupas (300 BC- 800 AD)
Stupa is a hemispherical mound or tumulas set on terrace that enshrines a relic or marks sacred Buddhist spot. Stupas are of 5 types:
i) Sarika Stupa: erected over corporeal relic of Buddha or holy
disciples.
ii) Dhamma Stupa: erected over religious books written on
paper, metals, and stones.
iii) Paribhogika Stupa: erected over belongings of Buddha or
holy disciples like pot, clothes and etc.
iv) Uddesika Stupa: erected for commemoration of incidents of
life of Buddha including previous births.
v) Votive Stupa: Built by pilgrims to attain religious merit,
usually countless in number.

2) Monasteries:
Monasteries are the dwelling place for monks and nuns, close to Chaityahall. It is a sacred haven for purification of mind, soul and body. It was built to create a congenial atmosphere to nuns and monks for mediation but later developed into a form of University of Buddhist philosophy and holy place for penance.

3) Sacred Pond:
# Volume: 24.90 * 24.85 * 4.83 m3.
# Mentioned and explained by Buddhist literatures, Travel
accounts and archeologists.

New Face of Lumbini:
- 1967 U.Thant, the General Secretary of UNO, visit.
- King Mahendra’s contribution to Lumbini
- 1970 formation of International Committee for Development
of Lumbini 13 countries.
- 1972 – Bhutan & Bangladesh ICDI.
- 1972 Shouldered responsibility to Kenjo Tange for
preparation of Master Plan.
- 1978 Submission and approval of Master plan by HMF & UN