For decades Nepal and India have argued over the location of ancient Kapilavastu, with each nation claiming the city for its own. Now, two archaeologists from England's University of Bradford have ...

Many centuries ago, a wealthy man from Kapilavastu (in today’s Nepal), left behind his family and his wealth to seek a different way. He set out as Siddhartha Gautama and became the Buddha—the ...

Archaeologists and researchers from Nepal’s Department of Archaeology, the Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University’s UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage ...

Nepal has recently proposed the Kapilavastu site, located in modern-day Tilaurakot, for World Heritage status. That designation would give it international stature of its own—separate from the ...

The Nepal government claims the site of Kapilavastu lies in present-day Tilaurakot, a village in the Terai region about 30km from the border with India. Some Indian historians, though, have made a ...

As the headquarters of the Kapilavastu district, the town has been the site of killings, abductions and frequent attacks by the rebels. ... Nepal's festival of light, in all its pomp and splendour.

The Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu site, situated in the Kapilavastu district of Nepal, was once the seat of the ancient Shakya kingdom. It is believed to be where Prince Siddhartha (later Lord Buddha) spent ...

Kapilavastu: The Uttar Pradesh government may be trying to project itself as a champion of Buddhism, yet the Buddha's original home Kapilavastu, along the India-Nepal border, lies in a condition of ...

HYDERABAD: Buddhism was founded on the teachings of Gautama Buddha (563-483 BC), who was born in Kapilavastu in Nepal as Siddhartha of the Sakya clan. While the biggest spread of Buddhism happened ...