Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.268
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.268
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v2.c34.268
Lumbinī.—A park, situated between Kapilavatthu and Devadaha. It was there that the Buddha was born.¹ A pillar now marks the spot of Asoka's visit to Lumbinī. According to an inscription on the pillar, it was placed there by the people then in charge of the park to commemorate Asoka's visit and gifts.² The park is now known as Rummindei, inside the Nepal frontier and two miles north of Bhagavanpura.