Seth Castleman

Seth Castleman is a writer, storyteller, and former coordinator and teacher of Family Programs at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. Presently, he is traveling across Asia on a bicycle.

IdeasMagazine | In The Footsteps Of The Buddha

Pilgrims, Peace, and Politics: Lumbini, Birthplace of Gautama Buddha

The Buddha predicted that his birthplace would become one of four places that “men of belief” would visit, but today, modern-day politics grow amidst the ruins and faster than new monasteries.

By Seth Castleman

Winter 1999

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