The idea to hold such a unique conference at the special place of Lumbini originally came from Dr Christoph Cuppers when in 2010 my wife and I visited LIRI, the Lumbini International Research Institute, of which he is the Director, and now ably assisted by Dr Michael Pahlke. It was presented spontaneously with the seriousness that goes with it. Added to the magnanimous local hospitality offered to all the participants were also educational excursions to Kapilavastu, Gotihawa, Niglihawa, Kudan.