LUMBINI

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Context

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Lumbini in Nepal to participate in a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for a centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage to coincide with Buddha Purnima.
• From the cultural point of view, India aimed to organise an international conference on the development of the Buddhist circuit, which will give a sense of participation and ownership to Buddhist countries.

About Buddhist Circuit

• The circuit is a set of places where Lord Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, his first teachings and final resting place.
  • Namely Lumbini-Bodh Gaya- Sarnath-Kushinagar
• Kushinagar is the centre of the Buddhist circuit, which consists of pilgrimage sites at Lumbini, Sarnath, and Gaya.

About Buddha Purnima

• Buddha Purnima, also known as Buddha Jayanti, is an auspicious day that marks the birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha.
• It is believed that this was also the day he attained enlightenment.
• Buddha Purnima falls on a full moon night, usually between April and May, and it is a gazetted holiday in India.

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