Sangharakshita Pilgrimage

Rupandehi District

Nepal

1 pilgrimage site

Lumbini — Birthplace of the Buddha

Lumbini — Birthplace of the Buddha

Rupandehi District, Nepal · 1949

Shortly after his ordination, Sangharakshita and Buddharakshita crossed into Nepal to visit Lumbini — the birthplace of the Buddha, then in a neglected state — and scattered flowers at the foot of Ashoka's pillar bearing the inscription 'Here the Blessed One was born'.