Answer: Lumbini
Notes: Gautam Buddha was born into the Shakya royal family in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC. He grew up in Kapilvastu, the capital city of the Shakya kingdom. Using historical records, Buddha's birth date is usually given as May 563 BC. He was an ascetic, a religious leader and teacher. In the Vaishnavite sect of Hinduism, the historic Buddha or Gautama Buddha, is the ninth avatar among the ten major avatars of the god Vishnu.
