Buddha from Nepal with Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli & Coral

Buddhism is a philosophical and religious movement that according to tradition was founded by Gautama Buddha. The goal of Buddhists is to be liberated from the cycle of rebirth, in order to never suffer again. Buddhism has gradually spread to other parts of Asia, and has played a central role in the spiritual, cultural and social development of the Eastern world. Today, Buddhism has about 415 million supporters worldwide. Avoiding all wrong behavior, undertaking good, and developing your own mind; This is the teachings of the Buddhas. Buddha (Dhammapada verse 183)

Lumbini (also: Lumbini Aadarsha) is a village commission (village development committee, abbreviated VDC, Nepali: panchayat) in the south of Nepal on the border with India. It is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who lived from 623 to 543 BC. Lumbini is one of the four most important pilgrimages related to the life of Buddha. Lumbini has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997. Because it is such an important place of pilgrimage for Buddhists worldwide, there are many different Buddhist elements from different countries in Lumbini. The area includes a Chinese Buddhist temple, a Burmese pagoda and Tibetan prayer flags and Korean Buddhist lanterns hanging from the bodhi tree. The Buddhist temples of the main currents in Buddhism can be found here. In 2013, a Buddha statue was found at the Maya Devi temple in Lumbini, which is considered to be the oldest in the world, it comes from the 6th century BC. In the place of attaining salvation and Buddhahood, Mahayana sees the bodhisattva ideal as the main goal. The bodhisattva promises to postpone one's own complete enlightenment and to return to the earth again and again to help everyone until all living beings have been redeemed. The emphasis is on humanity. The Dalai Lama, leader of the Tibetan people, as fourteenth Lama living in exile in Dharamsala, is seen as the Bodhisattva of Compassion. He always returns to earth to help people on their path to enlightenment.|

 
Patan and making Buddha statues in Patan Nepal