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Historical city in Lumbini Province, Nepal
Photo: Wes Olson, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Lumbini is the sacred site of the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha. It is in southern Nepal, near the Indian border and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Panditarama Lumbini is a vipassana meditation center in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition. Meditators may stay from 7 to 90 days. Single rooms, kutis, are often available, as well as a dorm.. Two meals a day are served. Meditators have six interviews a week with a teacher. Cost is by donation.
sleep in a dorm for 300 NRs, including 3 meals a day; No smoking inside, and no music, dancing, card games, etc.
is situated in a nearby village.
Main Road, Siddhartha Nagar.
Opened in 2009 in the Lumbini Sacred Garden, this Japanese-managed hotel offer rooms with air-con, refrigerator, en-suite bathrooms, and a Toto washlet. Japanese and Indian cuisine, prepared from fresh organic vegetables direct from hotel's garden, are served in the restaurant. Airport shuttles are available.
By train
There is no railway station in Nepal near Lumbini. The closest station is in Nautanwa, India, on the Indian Railway network, but passenger trains are infrequent on this line.
By road
Buses ply the route between Sunauli, from the stop across from Hotel Yeti, and Lumbini. At Lumbini alight at the main gate.
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Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) · International · BWA
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