Lumbini [Nepal], March 5 (ANI): Ordination ceremony for 500 novice monks, also known as Shramneras, is underway in the Maya Devi Temple complex of Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha.

The four-day program dedicated to highlighting the region's spiritual significance and spreading the message of peace and fraternity started from the premises of Maya Devi temple in Lumbini.

Expresses grave concern over the intrusive and heavy construction of the new Maya Devi Temple recently built over the archaeological remains within the core zone of Lumbini in spite of the existence ...

Ordination ceremony for 500 novice monks, also known as Shramneras, is underway in the Maya Devi Temple ... Nepal Bhikkhu Association and the Thai Bhikkhu Association in collaboration with the ...

The Pravrajya ceremony started from Tuesday with yellow robes, or Chibar being handed over by senior Buddhist monks who initiated the Shramanera (novice monk) ordination. The Tribune, now ...