Buddhist Pilgrimage a Journey towards Enlightenment

Going by the sayings of Lord Buddha, his followers can only attain merit and Nobel rebirth by going on a Buddhist Pilgrimage that is a visit to Lumbini, his birthplace; Bodhgaya, the place of enlightenment; Sarnath, where he first taught and Kushinagar, the place where he attained Nirvana.

Buddhism being one of the world’s great religion, traces back to the life of Siddhartha a curious wandering prince who renounced his royal pleasures, went on a quest to discover the ultimate truth behind the mystery of existence.

Buddhist Pilgrimage is truly a way to enlightenment, a path to attain Nirvana.

Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour

Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour starts off with the visit to Elephanta Caves; a boat ride to the Elephanta Island will be truly enjoyable. Dating back to 8th century Elephanta Caves have always remained an exquisite piece of art. A visit to this place will surely be worthwhile.

Heading 30kms from Aurangabad, the journey to the finest rock cut cave Temples of Ellora will help discover the magnificence of this place. The real beauty lies in the pure amalgamation of the three religions-Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism that reflect in the making of the temples of Ellora. Out of all the 34 caves that are both temples and monasteries, Kailasa Temple is well known for its splendid beauty, carved out of a monolith, it took 100 years for it to complete. A trip to this place will always be remarkable in itself.

Trip to the caves of Ellora will be followed by another great trip to the magnificent rock cut caves of Ajanta. Dated back from 2nd BC to 7th century AD, unique as they seem are a finest combination of Art-painting, sculpture and architecture, this trip to Ellora will surely be inspiring.

A serene trip to Sanchi Stupa located north east of bhopal, the hill crowned by group of Stupas, Temples, monasteries, pillars dating from 3rd century to 12th century AD is not to be missed out. A visit to Sarnath, the place where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon will truly be enticing and engaging, accompanied by a boat journey over Ganges, the holy river, will give one the chance to observe the pilgrims performing rituals on the Ghats.

Later a drive to the most sacred place Bodhgaya, the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment is a place worth visiting. It depicts the various phases of Lord Buddha’s life, a journey towards enlightenment. Our travel proceeds to Nalanda the oldest university of the world and international centre for Buddhist studies.

The journey will end with a drive to Kushinagar, Rambhar stupa and Lumbini which will truly enlighten our minds and instill in us the very sense of Buddhism.

Buddhist Temples Tour

Buddhist Temple Tour begins with a road journey to Bodhgaya, which will be an engaging journey with more of sightseeing of the temple Bodhgaya, Mahabodhi temple and Niranjana River. Heading towards Nalanda, taking a journey towards Rajgiri, this trip will again engage the traveler into sightseeing of Bimbimsara Jail, Gridhakut hill, Venuvan.

Further proceeding towards Nalanada, one will come across the worlds famous Nalanda University and Museum which indeed will be remarkable visits of all.

Sightseeing will again keep the traveler busy when one reaches Saranath.

Sightseeing of Dhamekh stupa, Sarnath Museum, The Asoka pillar, Mulgandha, Kuti vihar will be totally enticing. The trip will be followed by a visit to the Ghats, a boat ride and evening Aarti.

Trip to the temples in Kushinagar and Lumbini will finally end the long drawn journey to the Buddhist temples, letting the spiritual aura linger in the minds and heart of the traveler.

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