,, WHAT! for all this time i thought he was born in Kazakhstan.

i must be reading the wrong history books


anyways, i wouldnt give a damn wherever he was born cause a great person can be born anywhere anytime.

if the nepal really wants to known as the true birthplace of the buddha, we must practice his teachings and strive to become more like him and become better people by avoiding corruption, bandhas, kidnappings, etc.

the birthplace should belong to people who have done the most to follow his teachings...i couldnt careless if the world buddhist capital was shifted to sri lanka or thailand.

most of my friends here in the US thinks he was born somewhere in china and they think siddhartha gautam looks like the fat laughing buddha