Back معبد مايا ديفى ARZ Храм Мая Деви Bulgarian মায়া দেবী মন্দির, লুম্বিনী Bengali/Bangla Templo Maya Devi (Lumbini) Spanish Temple Maya Devi (Népal) French माया देवी मंदिर, लुंबिनी HI Májá déví templom (Lumbini) Hungarian Kuil Maya Dewi, Lumbini ID मायादेवी मन्दिर, लुम्बिनी MAI മായാ ദേവി ക്ഷേത്രം Malayalam
| 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) |
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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.