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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency decided Thursday against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of Lumbini on its list of heritage sites in danger, instead giving ...
News Nepal » Lumbini » Religion: MoU Between Lumbini Development Trust and WWF Nepal
Kathmandu, 17 September 2010 - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between WWF Nepal and Lumbini Development Trust to promote environmental, cultural and religious values in Lumbini.
News Nepal » Lumbini » Religion: Nature and religion come together in Nepal
WWF has celebrated the planting of 108,000 tree saplings in the Sacred Garden of Lumbini, the holy birthplace of Lord Buddha. Lumbini, Nepal: WWF has celebrated the planting of 108,000 tree saplings ...
News Nepal » Lumbini » Religion: Lumbini conference to chart sustainable future for Greater Lumbini Area
The Government of Nepal, UNESCO, Lumbini Development Trust, Lumbini Buddhist University and the World Bank are set to bring together more than 150 national and international participants in Lumbini ...
News Nepal » Lumbini » Religion: Bhutanese-style monastery to be built in Nepal's Lumbini
Kathmandu, Jun 27 (PTI) The foundation stone for a Bhutanese-style monastery to be built with Thimphu’s help was laid on Saturday in Nepal’s Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha. The proposed ...
News Nepal » Lumbini » Religion: Earliest Buddhist shrines in South Asia discovered in Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal
New excavations within the Maya Devi Temple of Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini, Nepal, have revealed evidence of a series of shrines extending the history of the site to a much earlier date than ...
News Nepal » Lumbini » Religion: Lumbini to Lo Manthang: Experiential Learning in Nepal
For Duke students, the three-week trip was a window into the ties between environmental change and human well-being In the mid-2000s, residents of Samdzong, an ancient community perched high in the ...