Kathmandu: Archeologists in Nepal say they have unearthed traces of a timber structure in southern Nepal that they say is the oldest Buddhist shrine.
Kosh Prasad Acharya, who teamed with archeologists from Durham University in Britain, said Tuesday that a dig inside the sacred Mayadevi Temple in Lumbini recovered the traces of the timber structure. The traces were scientifically tested and confirm dating to the sixth century.
Buddha was born in the sixth century in Lumbini, 280 kilometers (175 miles) southwest of Katmandu.
Kosh Prasad Acharya, who teamed with archeologists from Durham University in Britain, said Tuesday that a dig inside the sacred Mayadevi Temple in Lumbini recovered the traces of the timber structure. The traces were scientifically tested and confirm dating to the sixth century.
Buddha was born in the sixth century in Lumbini, 280 kilometers (175 miles) southwest of Katmandu.
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