The Buddha was born in an island. > Bhikkhus, suppose a man were to cut up whatever grass, sticks, branches, and foliage there is in this Jambudipa and collect them into a single heap. read more
Chinese pilgrim Huian Tsang in AD 636 described the place thus "where the lord was born is a piece of heaven on earth and one could see the snowy mountains amidst a splendid garden - embedded with stupas and monasteries". read more