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An Excursion To Lumbini
Introduction:
We, the students of standard 9 from ABC School, Kathmandu were in the tour of Lumbini on 23rd November, 2017 AD. We were altogether 28 students along with 3 teachers. The
title of our tour study was “An excursion to Lumbini”.
Lumbini is the birth place of Gautam
Buddha who is known as “The light of asia”. Lumbini is situated in the Terai
region in Rupandehi district of Lumbini zone, Nepal. It has religious and cultural
importance.
Objectives of the study:
1.
To
know the history of Buddha in brief.
2.
To
find out the major attraction of Lumbini.
3.
To
know the tourists’ reason of visiting Lumbini.
Methods of study:
First of all we fixed the date and place for the
educational tour. We collected primary as well as secondary data by using
various methods. We followed the following methods to collect the primary data
about Lumbini.
Observing methods
Interviewing methods
Photography etc:
We also collected secondary data by consulting library
books, by browsing internet etc. We also studied the relevant newspaper and
magazines.
Findings:
By collecting various data, we found following things:-
History
of Buddha :
Gautam Buddha was born on 563 BC in Kapilvastu of Lumbini. He was the son of king
Suddhodhan and queen Mayadevi. So, he
spent his childhood with luxury at Mayadevi temple. After years of
contemplation and
meditation, he found enlightenment and become Buddha.
The major attraction of lumbini :
In Lumbini there are many stupas which are the major
agent to attract tourists. Mayadevi temple is the main attraction of Lumbini
where we can see the footprint of Gautam Buddha. Except them the Shanti stupa,
Chinese stupa, etc also attract people towards Lumbini.
Tourists’ reasons of visiting Lumbini :
Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha who
was the founder of Buddhism. So many
tourists visit Lumbini as the pilgrims. Many tourists visit there to enjoy the
architecture whereas others visit Lumbini to learn the culture and lifestyle of
people living there.
Conclusion and Recommendation
We came to know that Lumbini have
high religious importance. It can be developed as the major tourist
destination. Inspite of religious importance and architectural excellence we
also find some problems there. So following recommendation should be taken.
- Natural
environment around the Lumbini areas should be preserved.
-
Local people should involve in sanitation.
-
A
separate government department should be established to preserve Lumbini areas.
Feel free to comment below if you have any query or suggestion. Thank you.