Lumbini to add up one more beauty

Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha Pilgrims is set to build a new attraction for pilgrims and tourists with a park comprising a monument of Little Buddha and three ponds.

Likewise, there will be one structure to showcase Korean culture inside the park that spreads in 12 ropani land at the South Pond inside the Lumbini Master Plan.

The park is scheduled to be inaugurated on the occasion of Buddha Purnima (full moon night), is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is expected to lay the foundation stone on May 20.

The construction of the park will cost around 30 million rupees and will be completed in 18 months period.

The group led by one of the most prominent religious leaders in Korea, Reverend Sun Mook Hye Ja, is providing support to the park construction project and has planned to bring in over 7,000 Buddhist religious leaders to Nepal from Korea within a few years.