Research Catalog

Title

The sacred Garden of Lumbini : perceptions of Buddha's birthplace / compilation by Kai Weise.

Author

Weise, Kai

Publication

Paris : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2013.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Unesco.
• Alliance de protection du patrimoine culturel asiatique.

Description

202 pages : color illustrations; 21 cm

Summary

"Sacred trees, beautiful flowers, celestial splendor, eternal tranquility--qthese are the elements that constitute the place where Siddhartha, the Lord Buddha, was born. A modest grove in the Indus-Ganga Plain became the Sacred Garden of Lumbini. This study is an attempt to describe in a multidimensional approach how this happened."--Publishers website

Subjects

• Lumbinī Zone (Nepal) > Antiquities
• Monuments > Nepal > Lumbinī Zone
• Buddhist antiquities > Nepal > Lumbinī Zone
• Gautama Buddha > Birthplace

Note

• "Supported by Oriental Cultural Heritage Sites Protection Alliance"--Cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199).

Language (note)

• Includes introduction in Hindi.

Contents

Perception One. The garden of the gods. Lumbini in early Buddhist literature -- Perception Two. Because the Buddha was born here. Lumbini in historical texts -- Perception Three. Re-discovering Lumbini. Archaeology and site interpretation -- Perception Four. Tranquility, universality, clarity. The Kenzo Tange Master Plan -- Perception Five. One of the most significant places of one of the world's greatest religions. Lumbini as a World Heritage Property -- Perception Six. A place in a sacred landscape at risk. The environment of Lumbini -- Perception Seven. Balancing competing requirements of faith and preservation -- Perception Eight. Peace and tranquility. What visitors expect from the Sacred Garden.

ISBN

• 9789230012083
• 9230012084

LCCN

2013413802

OCLC

• ocn872137978
• 872137978
• SCSB-5781830

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries