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Article: Buddha's birthplace has sense of peace World may have other plansfor legendary Nepal site
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 24, 1997
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Copyright informationCopyright 1997 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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For the world's 300 million Buddhists, this is where it all began.
Buddha's birthplace is the most important historical site to be
discovered in Nepal. But don't expect a tourist attraction. You'll
find no postcards or souvenirs on sale.
Two small temples, a monastery and an archaeological dig mark the
spot where Buddha is believed to have been born probably about 543
B.C., although the date is disputed. The area is not much bigger
than a football field. It takes an active imagination to envision
how it must have been, back when a very pregnant Maya Devi, Buddha's
mother, headed back to her parents' home to await the birth of her
child.
On the way, Maya Devi spotted a serene pool shaded ...
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