During the meeting, the former President of Sri Lanka expressed the commitment to work together with the government of Nepal in the development of Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha.
Emphasizing on the need for special relations between Sri Lanka and Nepal, Rajapaksa also gave assurances to help develop the Charumati stupa vihar in Chabahil, Bhikkhu Dhamma told over phone from Sri Lanka.
On the occasion, Bhikkhu Dhamma presented a miniature of Swayambhu chaitya or stupa to Rajapaksa.
Legends have it that son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamita of King Ashoka were assigned as envoys to promote Buddhism in Sri Lanka while his second daughter Charumati came to Nepal and founded the Charumati Vihar in Chabahil of Kathmandu. RSS
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