KATMANDU, Nepal - Archaeologists in Nepal say they have discovered traces of a wooden structure dating from the sixth century B.C. that they believe is the world's oldest Buddhist shrine.

A new discovery in Nepal is ... underneath the Lumbini pilgrimage centre near the Indian border, which Buddhists consider Buddha's birthplace. "What we have got is the earliest Buddhist shrine ...

Excavations in 2011 and 2012 beneath Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, Nepal, have yielded a better understanding of when the Buddha lived and how Buddhism grew into a major religion, report ...

Archaeologists in Nepal have uncovered the earliest-known Buddhist shrine ... Coningham's research indicates the temple found at Lumbini in Nepal dates back to the 6th century B.C. The discovery ...

Authorities in Nepal said Monday that security would be beefed up at all major Buddhist ... temple complex in Bodh Gaya, an additional platoon of security personnel was deployed in Lumbini ...

They agree it dates from the 13th-14th centuries, but question if it is really a Buddhist site or a Hindu temple that adopted ... the Kathmandu Valley and Nepal’s mountains, and had even disappeared ...

who spread Buddhism in the third century BC by building stupas and shrines. In Nepal, he constructed a pillar and a brick built temple known as Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, a UNESCO world heritage ...

The prime minister, on his return from Lumbini in Nepal, reached the temple, said to be the final ... it is part of the government's endeavour to connect Buddhist pilgrimage sites.

By Dean Nelson 17 June 2011 • 9:00pm China and Nepal signed an agreement earlier this year to develop the site in Lumbini Credit ... new highways, temples and a Buddhist university at the ...

hosted by India in its national capital, decided against placing Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, on Unesco’s list of heritage sites in danger. Instead, Nepal has been granted an extension ...

One of the holiest places of Hinduism lies in Nepal. Surrounded by the beautiful ... This is one of the most ancient Buddhist temples in Lumbini. This is also known as the birthplace of Gautam ...

This undated photo by Ira Block, courtesy of National Geographic shows Pilgrims as they meditate at the wall below the nativity scene within the Maya Devi Temple at Lumbini, Nepal. Photo ...