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Ashoka, king of the mauryan dynasty of India in the second century BC, made a personal pilgrimage to lumbini and built the pillars of nicariva and piperowata.The nicariva pillars are inscribed with prayers and dates in pali.In 1898, some real buddhist relics were found in pipolovata.In 635, while on a pilgrimage to lumbini, xuanzang also witnessed ashoka's pillar.According to his records of the western regions of the tang dynasty, from 1967 to 1972, the archaeological bureau of Nepal excavated the ruins of the ancient sakyamuni period in tilorat village near lumbini, and found a number of precious cultural relics such as pottery heads, Buddha statues, stone carvings and COINS, as well as shrines, buddhist courtyard sites and broken bricks and tiles.

In 403, a Chinese monk named faxian made a pilgrimage to lumbini.In lumbini he had seen the tree where the Buddha was born and the pool where lady moye bathed, but he had not mentioned the ashoka pillar.Lumbini was also surrounded by wasteland."Faxian biography" cloud: "east of the city (the city of savoy) fifty miles have a king's garden, the name of the garden on the people.Madam into the pool bath, out of the north bank of the pool twenty steps, hands up to the east branch of the prince.Prince fell to the ground seven steps, two dragon king bath prince.The body bath place then makes the well, and washes the bath pool, today the monks often take the drink.All the buddhas have constant around: things into place, both he, and all three theory discussion v heretics, on four Dao day mother is saying to touchpad, and the rest is in at any time.The land of gavirovi is desolate, the people are fearful, the way is terrible, the white elephant is like a lion; do not go in error."

In 636, the Chinese monk xuanzang sanzang came to lumbini.At lumbini he had seen the tree and the pool in which madame moye had bathed, and more importantly he had seen the pillar of ashoka and the inscription on it, except that part of the top of the pillar was broken.The sixth volume of the history of the western regions of the tang dynasty records that: "to the lavanilin, there is a release of species bath, clear and transparent mirror, mixed flowers diffuse.The north of the twenty-four and five steps, have no worries flower tree, this has withered, the place of the Buddha's birth spirit.Half eight days after the month of the bodhisattva, when this march eighth;The upper house called it the fifteenth day of the third month, which is the fifteenth day of the third month.East rutiao wave, no worries built, two dragon bath prince also.Bodhisattva has been born, do not help and walk in the four seven steps, and said: 'heaven, only one.Now and then, life is over.Dance with your feet and bring out the lotus.The two dragons burst out and lived in the void, each spitting water, one cold and one warm, to bath the prince.Bath prince tian dubo east, there are two springs, next to jianerhua wave, is the two dragons out of the land.Bodhisattva has been born, support is a family, ask for water care bath.Before the lady, two springs gushed out, a cold and a warm, then to the bath.Its south rutile wave, is the emperor of heaven to hold the bodhisattva.When the bodhisattva was born, the emperor of heaven kneeled down to meet the bodhisattva.There were four rutabao, the four heavenly Kings holding bodhisattva.Bodhisattva from right has been born, four major Kings with holding gold Die bodhisattva, buy gold on board, to the mother before yue: "happy Christmas, Mrs, sincere to celebrate!Are the heavens glad, and the sons of men glad?Four days later, not far from the king's side, there was a large stone pillar with an image of a horse on it, which the king had built.After him came the dragon's thunder, whose pillars were broken to the ground.Beside a small river, southeast flow, vulgar name yue oil river.Is the birth of Mrs Moye has, the day of this pool, smooth and clear, to make the lady to take a bath, remove the empty wind.Now it is water, but the flow is still greasy."In the 12th and 13th centuries, some Tibetan buddhists made a pilgrimage to lumbini.At that time, king RipuMalla of western Nepal and his ministers also came to lumbini.They also saw ashoka's pillars, the tree where the Buddha was born, and the pool where lady moya bathed.But lumbini at this time, the color of Hinduism has been very strong.

In the 18th century, following the British colonization of India, many western scholars came to India.They are very interested in the rich and colorful Oriental culture, especially Oriental history, archaeology, religion and so on.Such as WilliamJones is one of its representatives.

In 1896, KhadgaSumsher, a town official in western Nepal, and Dr. A.euhrer, a famous archaeologist, discovered the ashoka pillar at lumbini.According to the book of the western regions of the tang dynasty written by xuanzang, they confirmed the location of lumbini garden after many explorations and explorations. From then on, lumbini garden, which had been abandoned for a long time, was once again revealed to the world.

In 1899, the Indian archaeologist p.c.mukherji made further excavations and excavations of lumbini, and found many relics of the mauryanid, guishang and gupta dynasties.In lumbini park, there is the temple of madame Maya, in which prince sakyamuni was born in relief, the figure of which is still recognizable, but also destroyed in some places.Temple south is a rectangular pool, this pool is the bathing place of Mrs.There is a bodhi tree beside the pool.The famous ashoka stone pillar is on the west side of lady moye temple.But there are also Hindu idols in the temple.

From 1932 to 1939, kesharsuma sherj.

In 1956, king mahendra of the kingdom of Nepal proposed to develop lumbini and reerect ashoka's fallen pillar in memory of Buddha nirvana 2500.

In 1967, u thant, secretary-general of the United Nations, visited lumbini and proposed the development of lumbini to the government of the kingdom of Nepal.

In 1968, UNESCO visited lumbini and gave full support to the nepalese government in developing it.

In 1970, the government of the kingdom of Nepal officially started the development of lumbini and established the lumbini development committee.

In 1976, the fourth world buddhist peace conference designated 1979 as lumbini year.

In 1978, UNESCO and lumbini development committee commissioned Japanese architectural engineer KenzoTange to design and plan lumbini garden.The plan is divided into three parts: first, the garden shrine, as a cultural heritage reserve, with ashoka stone pillars, bodhi trees, pools, lady Maya temple and the remaining brick wall as the main;Second, the temple area, with the buddhist organizations of various countries to build the main temple;Garden area and temple green area, except buildings and roads, other areas are green area.Lumbini garden covers a total area of about 770 hectares.

In 1985, lumbini development board was renamed lumbini development fund board.

In 1990, the buddhist organization of Japan signed an agreement with the lumbini development fund committee for the construction of lady Maya temple.The project was named "mahamaya temple restoration project".This project is divided into three steps: 1. Build a temporary moye temple not far from the original lady moye temple, and place some related cultural relics and buddhas in it, under special supervision.This phase was completed in 1993.Ii. Excavate the original Maya temple and restore it as it was excavated.3. Return the original cultural relics and Buddha statues to the restored moye temple and put them under professional management.The last two phases have not yet been completed.

In 1996, the king and queen of Nepal visited lumbini.The centennial of the discovery of ashoka's pillars was held at lumbini that year.

In 1998, the 21st general assembly of the world buddhist fellowship was held in lumbini.

In 2000, the grand celebration of the completion of the Chinese temple at lumbini, the opening of the Buddha statue and the abbot's ascension was held.Kingdom of Nepal's prime minister koirala (GirijaPrasadKoirala), rai maggie kingdom of Nepal's President (KesharJungRayamajhi), the kingdom of Nepal government cultural tourism minister of civil aviation, lumbini development committee chairman daunt (TariniDattaChataut), and the kingdom of Nepal government minister for industry and commerce's Carl (RamKrishnaTamrakar), and in the kingdom of Nepal state councilor amat of the People's Republic of China.The presence of the secretary for the state administration for religious affairs of China, Mr. Ye xiaowen, Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Mr. Zeng xuanyong and other distinguished guests made this event go down in history.