Published On:Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Posted by Celebrate Life Style information Blog
Modi gifts Bodhi tree sapling to Nepal
As a symbol of shared Buddhist
heritage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gifted a sacred Bodhi tree
sapling to be planted in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Lord Buddha.
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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a sacred Bodhi tree sapling to Nepal, to be planted in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Lord Buddha. Photo shows Modi being welcomed by school children on his arrival in Kathmandu on Tuesday to attend the 18th SAARC Summit. |
The sapling would be planted on
the premises of Maya Devi temple in Lumbini on November 28.
The Bodhi Tree at the Mahabodhi
Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar, is the exact place where Prince Siddhartha attained
enlightenment 2,600 years ago and became the Lord Buddha.
The Prime Minister, who arrived
here today to attend the 18th SAARC summit, was keen to visit Lumbini along
with Janakpur, the birth place of Sita situated 250 kms south of Kathmandu and
sacred Hindu pilgrimage site Muktinath.
Yesterday, External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj had said that Prime Minister would not visit these
places in view of parliament session.
-The Hindu
