Throughout the ages, all Buddhists are familiar with the account of Queen Maya, King Suddhodhana’s wife, giving birth to Gautama Buddha—who helped transform billions of people through his wisdom and teachings—under a sal tree in Lumbini. Now, just steps away from the location of this sal tree, a well-conceived museum dedicated to inspire more people with Buddha’s life stories and teachings is finally coming to light. With great appreciation and reverence, I rejoice all the people who have tirelessly devoted themselves to the realisation of this project.
Kris YaoChief Architect, April 2019