What supports that the Lord Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal?

It is very difficult to say with 100% certainly of something so ancient in a land that seems reluctant to keep written records.. Emperor Asoka erected a pillar at Lumbini with an inscription that the Buddha was born here. Asoka lived about three centuries after the Buddha. read more

Emperor Asoka erected a pillar at Lumbini with an inscription that the Buddha was born here. Asoka lived about three centuries after the Buddha. He might have been going by local tradition which may have validity. read more

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha. Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. read more

In the Buddha's time, Lumbini was situated in east of Kapilavastu and southwest Devadaha of Shakya kingdom. According to Buddhist tradition, it was there, that the Buddha was born. A pillar discovered at Rummindei in 1896 is believed to mark the spot of Ashoka's visit to Lumbini. read more