Discovering the  Birthplace  of  the Buddha

 

Archaeologists are  studying  in Nepal has discovered evidence of an architecture at the  birthplace  of  Buddha  dating entailed  6th century  BC . This is  the first archaeological material to  link  the life  of  the Buddha  - and the first flower of Buddhism  - with  a particular  century  .

Excavations  pioneer  in the temple area supernatural  Ma Family  (Maya Devi Temple) in  Lumbini  (Lumbini), Nepal, a wonder of the  world  by UNESCO  recognized  long ago as  the birthplace  of  the Buddha ,  discover  out the remains are unknown to the 6th century  BC , wooden structures under a series of brick temples. Arranged on the same design as the above, the wooden structure  consists of  an   open space in the central area  related to  the story  of the birth of the main Buddha .

So  far, the earliest archaeological evidence of Buddhist architecture   in Lumbini dates no  earlier than the 3rd century  BC , when it was under the  patronage  of  Emperor Asoka, who  promoted  the  transmission. popularize  Buddhism  from Afghanistan to Bangladesh today.

"So far it  we  still know very little about  the life  of  Buddha , except through the  written word  remains and word of mouth" 

archeology professor, Robin Coningham of  the University of  Durham, UK, co-  author of  the leading  researchers  of this  said . He  said that some  scholars  believe that  the Buddha  was born in the third century  BC . 

"We thought why not  go back  to the archaeologist to  find  the question  answered about  the birthplace  of Him?" 
Now, for the first time  we  have a string of archeology at Lumbini, shows the  works  in It is dated  to  the 6th century  BC .

A team of archaeologists International,  led  by Coningham and Kosh Prasad Acharya of organizations Pashupati Area Development Trust in Nepal  , said that the findings contribute to the  understanding of  broader development  initially of  Buddhism  as well as the spiritual importance   of Lumbini. The results  of the study  are presented in the international journal Antiquity. Research  was supported in part by the  Association of Geographic  National  (National Geographic Society).

To determine the age of the wooden temple and the recently  unknown brick structure located on it, pieces of coal and broken sand were  examined  using a  combination  of radioactive carbon analysis techniques. and stimulating optical emission techniques .  Geological archaeological research has also identified the presence of ancient tree roots  in the central  vacuum   of the temple.

"UNESCO is very proud to be  associated with  this important discovery in one of the holiest  places for one of the  oldest religions   in the world,"  UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova  said . She  hopes  the study  of archeology will be conducted more and will  strengthen  the work of  conservation  and  management  positions  in order to ensure  the  protection  of the Lumbini.

"These findings are very important and help  to understand  more about the  birthplace of the Buddha" , 

Said Ram Kumar Shrestha , Nepal's minister  of culture , tourism and civil aviation. "The Government of Nepal will  endeavor  our best  to  protect  the position  of this important".

Notes  tradition  of  Buddhist  records that Queen Maya Devi, mother of  the Buddha , was born Him while vin on a tree branch in  a garden  sanctuary  Lumbini  (Lumbini) located between the kingdoms of husband grandmother and her parents. Coningham and  his colleagues  argue that the   open space at  the center  of a wooden shrine is the place where a tree grows. The temple  built  behind the temple is also located around   this central space  , where there is no roof.

 Four   main Buddhist sites :

Lumbini  is one of the key sites  related to  the life  of  the Buddha , the  position  is that  Bodh Gaya  (Bodh Gaya), where he  became  a Buddha or an  enlightened : Sarnath, where he first preached, and into the sentence-where  the Buddha  died. The Buddha  died at the age of 80.  "The temple is still in the middle of the first millennium and is recorded by   Chinese pilgrims , that there is a temple next to a tree."

Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini is still today, archaeologists have worked with  Buddhist monks , nuns and  pilgrims .

In a scientific article in Antiquity, the  authors  write: "String  works  in  Lumbini  as a model  scaled  to the development of  Buddhism  from a  sect  locally to a  religion worldwide." 

Disappears and is located in the jungles of Nepal during  the period of  the Middle Ages, Lumbini old was rediscovered in 1896 and has been identified with  as  the  birthplace of  the Buddha  on the table  declaration  of the  current The appearance  of a third century BC sandstone  . This pillar, still standing, carried a note of a visit by  Emperor Asoka  to the birthplace  of  the Buddha  and the name of the place -  Lumbini.

Any  deacon  detect the  position  importance of  Buddhism , the early levels of the works  were buried or destroyed by the  building  construction  next to evidence about the early stages of  Buddhism  is inaccessible to   archaeological  investigations to  this day. Half a billion people around the  world  are  Buddhists , and each year hundreds of thousands of  pilgrims  to  the shrine  Lumbini. Study  archeology funded by the government of  Japan  to cooperate with the Nepalese government, according to a  UNESCO project to  strengthen  the  conservation  and  management of  Lumbini.Together with  the Association of Geography  National ,  research  is also supported by the University of  Durham and  the University of  Stirling.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.21/10/2018.