Discovered by the Governor of Palpa, Khadga Shumsher Rana, and the German Archaeologist Dr.A. Fuhrer, The Ashokan Pillar is the first epigraphical evidence relating to the life history of Lord Buddha.
the stone Pillar erected by Ashoka in 249 B.C. is one of the most noteworthy monuments and an authentic historic document of the Lumbini. The inscription engraved by Ashoka is still intact and testifies to the authenticity of the birth -palace. The written in Brahmi script and Pali language is translated as follow:
King Piyadasi (Ashoka),the beloved of Devas,in the twentieth year of coronation, himself made a visit to Lumbini and paid his homage. Realizing that the Buddha Sakyamuni was born here, A stone railing was built and a stone pillar erected. Because the Lord as born here, the Emperor had the people of Lumbini village feed from some tax and entitled them to the eighth part only.
The King Ripu Malla in the 14th century made a pilgrimage to to Lumbini and engraved the famous Buddhist Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum with his name Sri Ripu Malla Ciranjayatu on this Pillar.
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