Contents: Introduction. 1.  A history of the Birth of Sakyamuni Buddha at Lumbini: a marvelous spectacle for the mind. 2. Histories of Kapilavastu and Devadaha. 3. Twelve questions and answers. 4. Construction of the Lumbini Monastery. 5. The three-year retreat at the Lumbini Monastery. 6. Recent activities at Bouddhanath. Concluding explanations and prayers. Closing prayers. Endnotes. Bibliography.

Fortunate to Behold is one highly knowledgeable Tibetan lama’s brief history of Buddha Sakyamuni’s birth in the Lumbini garden, told in a way meant to amaze and inspire readers. Later chapters tell about the author’s founding of new temples in Lumbini and Bouddhanath. This corrected version gives a visually enriched version of an original and still very relevant contribution.