The lesser known Lumbini Marker Stone that pinpoints Buddha’s birthplace

Archaeologists are divided on who installed the stone. Some believe it was Emperor Ashoka, while others think the residents of the nearby village did it.

The evidence of Siddhartha Gautam’s birth in Lumbini of Rupandehi, is attributed to a stone pillar erected by emperor Ashoka. An inscription in Brahmi script on the pillar confirms that Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha. However, very few people know about the famous Marker Stone, which pinpoints the location where Prince Siddhartha was born.