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  • Posted By: srizal @ 05/29/2008 8:49:52 AM

    Buddha was born in Nepal. Please visit this websites:
    http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=666
    http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/666rev.pdf

  • Posted By: Dr. H Deuja @ 05/21/2008 9:59:47 AM

    Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal!!! I would like to hope Respected Mr. Christian Caryl will learn a lesson from the link below or counter argument it??? Please follow the link:
    http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/sites.htm
    Thank you!
    Dr. H. Deuja

  • Posted By: AaronTX @ 05/20/2008 8:40:56 PM

    Reporter Christian Caryl is seriously ill-informed. Everyone that knows anything about Buddhism knows that Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal and not India. This clearly shows lack of research on the writer's part. I am shocked that a reputed magazine like Newsweek would post this.

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