The sheer

significance of

Buddhism in India in

crafting the country’s

religious landscape

can hardly be denied.

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a

variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based

on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama,

commonly known as the Buddha

Buddhist

pilgrimage thus

has gained

titanic attention

in delineating

the landscape

of the country

The significant Buddhist sites in

northern India, such as Bodhgaya,

Sarnath (near Varanasi) and

Kushinagar (near Gorakhpur)

attract Buddhist pilgrims and

followers of Buddhism from all

over the world.

The tour will start

from Varanasi

the place closest

to Sarnath -

where the

Buddha

proclaimed the

law of faith. Then

to Bodhgaya -

where Buddha

attained

enlightenment

BODHGAYA : The place

located in BIHAR-15

kms from Gaya City-

where Prince

Siddhartha, attained

enlightenment under

Bodhi tree & became

Buddha "THE

ENLIGHTENED ONE".

SARNATH : The place near Varanasi in

Uttar Pradesh where after enlightenment

Lord BUDDHA PREACHED HIS FIRST

SERMON to his five disciples & turned

wheel of law

LUMINI : The Holy Place of Birth The place located in

NEPAL, where Prince Siddhartha (Latter Lord Buddha)

was BORN. KUSHINAGAR : The place 56 kms from

Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, where Lord Buddha stayed

last & entered into MAHAPARINIRVANA

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