Maya Devi’s Daughters
A Theravada monk offers education and opportunity to the girls of Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace.
Lumbini
Journey to Buddhism’s Four Most Sacred Sites with the New Book Buddhism and Pilgrimage
While travel remains limited for much of the world, author Paolo Coluzzi transports the reader to Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, and Kushinagar through his personal stories and historical context.
Buddha Once Saved a Crane. Now Its Descendants Are in Danger.
Ecological artist Lillian Ball discusses her new documentary, Sanctuary, about the effort to protect a crane sanctuary at the Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini.
Yuqi Kang’s A Little Wisdom to Make U.S. Debut at South by Southwest Film Festival
The documentary explores the lives of young novice monks in Lumbini, Nepal
Three Forgotten Stories About The Buddha’s Mother
How obscure stories about Maya can help us untangle the misogynistic knots from Buddhism’s past.
Recent discovery of “earliest Buddhist shrine” a sham?
The story that garnered international headlines made numerous unfounded and misinformed claims
Nepal battles misconceptions over Buddha’s birthplace
(RNS) Quick: Where was the Buddha born? To hear many Indians talk, you’d think it was India, where he attained enlightenment and gave his first sermon. But the people of Nepal know better—and they are eager…
Building the Buddha’s Birthplace
People around the world are celebrating Vesak this month (the exact date of the holiday varies according to different calendars used in different countries and traditions), which honors the life of the Buddha. Even though the…
Creating Sacred Space: The Birthplace of the Buddha
A documentary looks at the contradictions and questions at the center of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lumbini, Nepal.
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