How important do you think it was for Lumbini to have the Kenzo Tange Master Plan?
What would have happened to Lumbini if the Kenzo Tange Master Plan was not formulated?
And as a leading Buddhist nun, did you face any difficulties in adjusting to Lumbini?
The Lumbini Project Area was expropriated and brought under government ownership in the 1970s.
What are the priority areas for development in Lumbini that both national and international stakeholders should be focusing on?
As for Lumbini, the Buddha scheme has been shot down, but attempts to revive it are already under way.
There are two priority areas that national and international stakeholders should all be focusing on for the development of Lumbini.
For instance, the by-laws can ensure that the international residents in the monastic zone in Lumbini are granted 5-year visas to Nepal.
How did others in Lumbini react to your decision to stay here?
What role should UN agencies take on for the development of Lumbini?
Kenzo Tange Master Plan was and remains very important and it certainly helped Lumbini to be recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The 1x3 mile Lumbini Project Area was planned out in detail based on Buddhist symbolism of geometric shapes and the path to enlightenment.
This was followed by a UNDP consultant mission in December 1969, which led to a report that established the basis for further planning around Lumbini.
The strenuous efforts and encouragements made by other Buddhist nuns and monks who established monasteries in Lumbini and in Kathmandu made my transition here much easier.
In 1970, the International Committee for the Development of Lumbini (ICDL) was set up comprising initially of 13 members and later expanded to 16 member states.
When U Thant visited Nepal in April 1967 as Secretary-General of the United Nations, he proposed the development of Lumbini into a major centre of pilgrimage.
During the three programmes, the national team from Department of Archaeology (DoA) and Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) received practical training on restoration activities and archaeological surveys.
The ongoing study on the environmental impact of industrial development around Lumbini was also reviewed and the final findings of the study will be shared later.
The second priority is to conduct archaeological investigation and survey in Lumbini and its surrounding areas, especially in the buffer zones within the Kenzo Tange Master Plan.
Buddhists believe it is their duty to make pilgrimages to places of key events in the Buddha's life and Lumbini has already attracted large groups of devotees.
The remaining area outside the Lumbini Project Area within the 5x5 mile zone is the Buffer Zone, which protects the three zones in the 1x3 mile area.
As a last resort, the tempos can be used elsewhere in Nepal, but not in the towns of Pokhara and Lumbini, which rank in size after Katmandu.
The buffer zones in the master plan are designed to protect core areas in Lumbini, including the Sacred Garden, and insulate the site from external noises and disturbances.
At the national level, the Lumbini Development Committee was formed.
Initially, my intention was to stay here for a few months, but I decided to stay longer as the spiritual atmosphere of Lumbini and its uniqueness and serenity hypnotized me.
Some 500 Buddhist monks and scholars from across South Asia and the West have gathered in the tiny village of Lumbini, a long day's bus ride from Kathmandu on the Indian border.
Without the Kenzo Tange Master Plan, noise pollution in Lumbini would have been rampant, which would violate the essence of the teaching of Buddha that one can get access to wisdom through quietude and neatness.
They were welcomed by the Nepalese Crown Prince Dipendra, who has added his weight to an event which was billed as the world Budhhist summit and intended to draw attention to the sanctity of Lumbini.
In 1985, the Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) was established to take on the challenge of managing and implementing the components of the 1x3 mile Lumbini Project Area in accordance to the Kenzo Tange Master Plan.
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