BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE
| FOUR SACRED BUDDHIST PLACES | |
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LUMBINI - The Holy Place of Birth The place located in NEPAL, where Prince Siddhartha (Latter Lord Buddha) was BORN. |
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BODHGAYA -The Holy Place of Enlightenment The place located in BIHAR-15 kms from Gaya City- where Prince Siddhartha, attained enlightenment under Bodhi tree & became Buddha "THE ENLIGHTENED ONE". |
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SARNATH - The Holy Place of First Sermon The place near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh where after enlightenment Lord BUDDHA PREACHED HIS FIRST SERMON to his five disciples & turned wheel of law. |
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KUSHINAGAR - The Holy Place of Maha-Parinirvana The place 56 kms from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, where Lord Buddha stayed last & entered into MAHAPARINIRVANA |
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NALANDA This small village and its surrounding area have numerous associations with the Buddha and his disciples. |
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KAPILVASTU The erstwhile capital of the Sakya clan, Kapilvastu was the place where Siddharta Gautam spent early part of his life. |
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AJANTA CAVES Designated World Heritage Site, these caves have seen the rise and spread of bod sects of Buddhism - Hinayana and Mahayana. |
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ELLORA CAVES Also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ellora caves are important to see the common threads of the Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. |
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SANCHI STUPA The world famous stupa of Sanchi is a wonderful example of the early Buddhist stupa architecture. It also is a UNESCO World heritage Site. |