At Lumbini’s Thousand Buddha Temple, a massive four-story Tibetan structure with 30- to 40-foot ceilings in the main hall, the Buddha’s narrative is depicted on 16 giant tapestries, or thangkas.

Diplomatic envoys from several countries gathered Monday evening at the residence of Nepal’s Ambassador to Israel, Dhan Prasad Pandit, to celebrate Buddha Jayanti—the birthday of Siddhartha ...