#lumbini — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #lumbini, aggregated by home.social.
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#Archaeology reveals how early Buddhist sites like #Lumbinī, #Bodhgayā, and #Sārnāth bridge tradition and #history. Material evidence, inscriptions, and stratigraphy illuminate the #historicity of #SiddharthaGautama, "the" #Buddha, and the institutional rise of #Buddhism, exceptional for its integration of faith and scientific inquiry. Here's a brief introduction incl. an overview of key sites:
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Comprehensive Risk Evaluation In Rapti Valley, Nepal - A Multi-Hazard Approach
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2024.100346 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #rapti #lumbini #risk #hazard #nepal #suspectibility #vulnerability #flood #flooding #water #hydrology #multihazard #riskassessment #geology #engineeringgeology #massmovement #landslides #debrisflows #erosion #model #modeling #map #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #remotesensing #susceptibility #planning #development #mitigation #urbanplanning #naturalhazards #probability #geostatistics #forestfire #wildfire #bushfire #extremeweather #climatechange #vulnerability #physical #social #publicsafety #economic #environmental #riskzones -
Born in 623 BCE in #Lumbini #Nepal this day (Buddha Purnima) is being commemorated today as the Birth Anniversary of Siddhartha Gautam, founder of #Buddhism
This 11th century #PalaDynasty Silver Inlaid Copper Alloy Figure of Crowned #Buddha was sold by Bonhams for an astonishing $1,245,100 on 20th March 2024
The Palas were a medieval kingdom with their capital at #Bihar and covered present day #Bengal #India & #Bangladesh
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Lumbini Firewood Bike
Description: The title says is all. It's a bike in Lumbini, Nepal that is used to deliver firewood. The bike is aptly named Hercules.
Location: Lumbini, Nepal, Asia
Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/lumbini-firewood-bike/
#Asia #Lumbini #Nepal #PhotoOfTheDay #umbini #Asia #bicycle #bike #firewood #Nepal #PhotoOfTheDay #rural #transport #travel
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Now, Bangladesh objects to ‘Akhand Bharat’ mural in new Parliament
Political leaders in Nepal have also expressed opposition to Lumbini being included in the installation of the subcontinent.
#bangladesh #lumbini #AkhandBharat #NewParliamentBuilding #RSS #BJP #HinduNationalism #hindutva #ForeignRelations #nepal #india
https://scroll.in/latest/1050489/now-bangladesh-objects-to-akhand-bharat-mural-in-new-parliament
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Political leaders in Nepal object to ‘Akhand Bharat’ mural in new Parliament
The mural shows Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, as part of it.
#nepal #lumbini #buddha #NewParliament #HinduNationalism #hindutva #AkhandBharat #fascism #india
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Mud houses in #Lumbini #Nepal serve as space for discussion, performative arts, exposing inequality & injustice (esp. of sanitation workers) & invisible aspects of faecal contamination & faecal sludge & unlocking potential of shit as Brown Gold. Read more about how arts interventions can promote inclusive and sustainable sanitation and resource recovery.
https://ids.ac.uk/publications/arts-interventions-for-sustainable-sanitation-and-resource-recovery/…#Arts #Sanitation #Nepal #InclusiveSanitation #Sustainability #ResourceRecovery
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Next up, The Road From Lumbini to Pokhara https://youtu.be/U2mik-O2dew
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Happy to see Lumbini, Nepal using electric trucks.
The grid here can’t handle mass adoption yet, but one less vehicle polluting helps with baby steps.
#Nepal #EV #Lumbini #travel #electric #climatechange #pollution
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