If you have the opportunity to visit, these special Buddhist Places will inspire you! 4 Buddhist Places to Ignite the Spirit Lumbini is the first of the Buddhist Places we are Spotlighting. Lumbini was the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the prince of the Shakya clan who would later become the Buddha. It is estimated that Buddha was born about 500 to 600 years before the Common Era, or even more, as some investigations point out. In Lumbini, there is a significant number of temples and monasteries representing the various traditions of Buddhism. The Mayadevi Temple is the most sacred temple and marks the exact location of the Buddha’s birth. In addition to the temples, you can find an assortment of places of Interest such as a museum, monuments, buildings supporting the pilgrims, hotels, restaurants and a wide green area. Lumbini was granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1997. ( This educational video follows the path of Buddhist pilgrims from around the world as they visit Lumbini, Nepal, the site of the Buddha’s birth; Bodh Gaya, India, the site of the Buddha’s enlightenment; Sarnath, India, the site of the Buddha’s first sermon; Rajgir, India, the site of the Vulture’s Peak, where the Buddha gave several famous sermons; Vaishali, India, where the Buddha first accepted women into the order of nuns; and Kushinagar, India, the site of the Buddha’s death.) The Second of the Buddhist places we are talking about Boudhanath. Boudha, bodhnath or Boudhanath stupa with prayer flags, the oldest, biggest and Holiest Tibetan Buddhist located in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu city. Boudhanath is one of the largest semi-spherical stupas in the world and is the most sacred Tibetan Buddhist temple in the world outside of Tibet. Boudhanath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Boudha,  is also called the...

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