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Buddha's Birthday in Nepal May 25th 2013, 11:03 It is believed the Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal, in a grove of flowering trees. A woman lights prayer candles on Buddha's Birthday in Lumbini, Nepal. Lumbini is thought to be the birthplace of the historical Buddha. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Lumbini is set in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal, and as the birthplace of the Buddha it is a popular destination for pilgrims and tourists. Remarkably, the site of Lumbini was lost for a thousand years. It was rediscovered in 1895 by a German archaeologist, who found a pillar erected by the the Emperor Ashoka (ca. 304â€"232 BCE) marking the place of the Buddha's birth.

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