An Academic Report on the two sites of Lumbini and Kapilavastu with historical explanations and references. Includes Maps, Pictures and Sketches of the sites.

Places where Siddhartha Trod: Lumbini and Kapilavastu , Max Deeg,Publications of the Lumbini International Research Institute, Paperback, 84 pages, $15.00

Prof Deeg is specialising in Buddhist history and the spread of Buddhism from India to Central Asia and East Asia. He has a special interest in Buddhist narratives and their role and function for the construction of historical identities in Buddhist communities. He is also interested in other religions in the wider Asian context (Hinduism, Jainism, Daoism, Manichaeism, Eastern Christianity) and in the history of research and its impact on academic narratives about Asian religions. His latest monographs to be published will be one on Buddhist foundation myths and a German annotated translation of the Sino-Christian inscription of Xi'an from the 8th century. He is currently working on an new English translation and an extensive commentary of the Xiyu ji, the "Records of the Western Regions", by the Chinese monk Xuanzang (7th century). Prof. Deeg is member of several academic and editorial boards.

Introduction
The Textual material, its value and its context.
Critical analysis of the sources.
Lumbini.
Kapilavastu.
The Piprahva case.
The pillars and stupas of the Buddhas of the past,Konakamuni and krakucchanda, near kapilavastu.
Conclusion and proposal.
Appendix I: The Inscriptions of the Asoka Pillars in Lumbini and Nigali Sagar.
Appendix II: The Reports of the Chinese Pilgrims Faxian and Xuanzang.
Faxian.
Xuanzang's Xiyuji.
Cien-si-zhuan.
Appendix III: The Quotations on Kapilavastu and Lumbini from Zhi Sengzai's lost Waiguo-shi in the Shuijing-zhu.
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Quoted online newspaper articles.

Maps;
General Map of the area around Lumbini and Taulihawa?Tilaurakot(kapilavastu) and list of sites.

Sketches:
Topographical Schmes of Kapilavastu?Lumbini according to Faxian's report and according to Xuanzang.