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respected for her personal character, toleration and patience. She had
married with lord Rama, according to epic Ramayana. It is a great pride of
us that she is the daughter of Nepal. There is a famous Ram Janaki Mandir
in Janakpur.

LORD BUDDHA:

Lord Buddha (Siddhartha Gautam) was born in
Kapilvastu Lumbini in 563 BC. He left his wife, son and
principality at the age of 30. He started meditation and
attained enlightenment by which he became ‘Buddha’.
He preached four noble truths and the eightfold

path. Love, compassion, nonviolence, kindness, right
conduct and tolerance are some of his teachings and
principles which later became popular as ‘Bunidhism’.
Lumbini is the source and inspiration of peace in the world. Lumbini, the
birthplace of Buddha, has become a popular pilgrimage site and a center
of tourism in Nepal. Buddha is also known as the ‘Light of Asia’. He made
Nepal known all over the world.

AMSUVARMA:

The Lichhavi King Shivadev had appointed Amsuvarma as
a ‘Mahasamanta’ like a prime minister. He was learned,
bold and farsighted ruler. He made Nepal popular
through art, architecture and literature. ‘Shabda Vidya’
is popular book of Amsuvarma. Kailashkut Bhawan was

an excellent example of architecture even noted by the
Chinese traveler Huen Tsang. He married his daughter
‘Bhrikuti’ to Tibiten king Tsrong Tsong Gyampo
to maintain good relationship with them. Vrikuti had also introduced
‘Buddhism’ and made Nepalese art and culture popular there.

ARANIKO:

Araniko(Balbahu) was a famous architect of Nepal . On the request of
Chinese emperor ‘Kublai Khan’, Araniko had led about 80 Nepalese artists
to make pagoda models in Lhasa. He had also made many stupas, temples

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