Monuments of Lumbini

The grove of Lumbini changed into a religious site soon after the Parinirvana of the Buddha. A monastic site evolved around the sacred spot of Buddha's birth.The birth spot being the most sacred point in the whole of holy land of Lumbini drew the attention of generous devotes who erected structures to pay homage to the great master. These construction were religious in nature. Alongside the religious complex, a civic settlement also sprang up to meet the growing need of religious community visiting or living in the holy complex from 5th/4th century B.C. this fact is conformed by a cultural deposit now exposed by recent archaeological excavation in the complex.