Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini

Maya Devi Temple
Maya Devi Temple
	Maya Devi Temple at Lumbini, Nepal
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Location
Location	Lumbini
Country	Nepal
	Location within Nepal Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini (Nepal)
Geographic coordinates	27°28′10″N 83°16′33″E / 27.469554°N 83.275788°E
Architecture
Completed	3rd century BCE (Maya Devi Temple) ~550 BCE (earlier shrine beneath)

Maya Devi Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple situated at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lumbini, Nepal. It is the main temple at Lumbini, a site traditionally considered the birthplace of Gautama Buddha. The temple stands adjacent to a sacred pool (known as puskarni) and a sacred garden. The archaeological remains at the site were previously dated to the third-century BCE brick buildings constructed by Ashoka.^[1] A sixth-century BCE timber shrine was discovered in 2013.^[2]

^ "Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
^ Coningham, R.A.E.; K.P. Acharya; K.M. Strickland; C.E. Davis; M.J. Manuel; I.A. Simpson; K. Gilliland; J. Tremblay; T.C. Kinnaird; D.C.W. Sanderson (2013). "The earliest Buddhist shrine: excavating the birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini (Nepal)". Antiquity. 338. 87 (338): 1104–1123. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00049899. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

[1] "Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

[Antiquitypaper-2] Coningham, R.A.E.; K.P. Acharya; K.M. Strickland; C.E. Davis; M.J. Manuel; I.A. Simpson; K. Gilliland; J. Tremblay; T.C. Kinnaird; D.C.W. Sanderson (2013). "The earliest Buddhist shrine: excavating the birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini (Nepal)". Antiquity. 338. 87 (338): 1104–1123. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00049899. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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