Location and Host |
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The conference will be held in Bhairahawa (Lumbini), Nepal, a birth place of Lord Buddha and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site specifically nominated for the International World Heritage program. This lies in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. The holy site of Lumbini has ruins of ancient monasteries, a sacred Bodhi tree, an ancient bathing pond, the Asokan pillar and Mayadevi temple, where the precise place of birth of Buddha is located. The conference host is Hotel Nirvana, Siddhartha Nagar (Bhairahawa), Lumbini, Nepal, which is 10-hours drive from Kathmandu and a 2-hours drive from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The closest airport is Gautam Buddha Airport at Bhairahawa, with flights to and from Kathmandu. |
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