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Tour Packages
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ENLIGHTENING TOUR OF
LORD BUDDHA
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Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha,
was located in 1890 after being untraced for 1,500 years.
At the excavation site in the Maya Temple, are the ruins of a monastery
and a pool. There are ruins of a stupa at Sravasti as well. Kusinagar
is where the Buddha finally attained Mahaparmirvana. Amongst the
ruins are the Mukutbandhan Stupa and a beautiful statue of the reclining
Buddha. At Gorakhpur, en-route to Kusinagar, there is the Rahul
Sankritayan Museum with a collection of thangka paintings. An inscribed
relic casket was dug out of the ruins of a stupa at Piprahwa, now
identified as Kapilavastu. Sarnath, where the Buddha preached his
first sermon in the Deer Park, contains the most impressive remains,
as well as a modem temple. The Dharmarajika, Chaukhandi and Dharnek
stupas are outstanding. There are also the remains of a monastery,
and the beautifully polished Lion Capital of Ashoka. Sarnath contains
a rich library and at the Mula gandha Kutir Vihara there are excellent
frescoes by Kosetsu Nosu. The Sarnath Museum, not far from the site,
contains some of the finest specimens of Buddhist sculpture.
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Duration:
08 Nights / 09 Days
Places to Visit: Delhi- Lucknow- Sravasti- Lumbini-
Kushinagar- Patna- Rajgir Bodhgaya- Varanasi
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Day 01: Delhi
Meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel. Night stay in
Delhi
Day 02: Delhi - Lucknow - Sravasti
Morning transfer to railway station to board Shatabdi exp. For Lucknow.
Sravasti : Another of the most commonly visited places of Buddhist
pilgrimage is Shravasti. It is here that the Buddha is said to have
performed great miracles. One story tells of how on throwing down
the seed of a mango, a great mango tree instantly arose. Another
story tells of how the Buddha stood in the air, the lower part of
his body engulfed in flames, with five hundred jets of water streaming
from the top of his body., Arrive Lucknow , After lunch leave for
Sravasti by road , Arrive Sravasti & transfer to hotel. Dinner
and overnight at hotel
Day 03: Sravasti - Lumbini
One of the most important place of Buddhist pilgrimage is Lumbini,
located near the Nepal-India border. This is where Gautam Buddha
was born to a royal family in 556 B.C.E. Many auspicious signs accompanied
the Buddha's birth, including the sprouting of the bodhi tree. The
great Buddhist ruler Ashoka visited the site two centuries later,
constructing a stupa (mound, usually of earth) and pillar in recognition.
Although largely destroyed now, these remain important marks of
the Buddha's birthplace.
Morning visit Sahet Mahet. Later leave for Lumbini- the birthplace
of the Buddha, was located in 1890 after being untraced for 1,500
years, enroute visit Kapilavastu - it was in Kapilavastu's opulent
environs, that the holy soul of prince Siddharth (Gautam Buddha)
spent his childhood. Here he saw sorrow and pain, disease and death.
Then, finally when he saw a radiant happy Sadhu who had conquered
all these, he decided to renounce all worldly riches and pleasures
to seek truth and embark on the path of salvation. On arrival transfer
to hotel . Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 04: Lumbini Kushinagar
Morning visit Birth place of Lord Buddha , Later leave for Kushinagar
- Kushinagar is where the Buddha finally attained Mahaparmirvana.
Amongst the ruins are the Mukutbandhan Stupa and a beautiful statue
of the reclining Buddha ,on arrival transfer to hotel . Afternoon
visit Nirvana Temple , Ramabhar Stupa & Cremation site of Lord
Buddha . Dinner and overnight at hotel
Day 05: Kushinagar - Patna
Breakfast at hotel. Morning leave for Patna en-route visit Vaishali
carrying box lunch. On arrival transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight
at hotel.
Day 06: Patna - Rajgir - Bodhgaya
Bodhgaya : The Buddha attained enlightenment at the age of
29 in the town of Bodhgaya in India. After settling under a tree,
the Buddha made the resolve not to move until he had achieved enlightenment.
After three days and nights of profound meditation this goal was
realised. The bodhi tree under which the Buddha sat has been destroyed
both intentionally and naturally many times since this time of enlightenment.
It has continued to re sprout and is visible today. Morning leave
for Bodhgaya - As the place of the Buddha's Enlightenment, Bodhgaya
is the spiritual home of Buddhists. It attracts tens of thousands
of believers from all over the world. Bodhgaya situated near the
river Niranjana, is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage centres
since it was here that Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi
tree, enroute visit Nalanda & Rajgir - Like many others in search
of truth, Prince Siddhartha, after he renounced his royal heritage
came to this city to seek the path of vation. On arrival transfer
to hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 07: Bodhgaya
Breakfast at hotel. Visit temple and Niranjana river.
Meals and overnight at hotel.
Day 08: Bodhgaya - Varanasi
Breakfast at hotel. Morning leave for Varanasi, carrying box lunch.
On arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit Sarnath - where the
Buddha preached his first sermon in the Deer Park, contains the
most impressive remains, as well as a modern temple. Dinner and
overnight at hotel.
Day 09: Varanasi - Delhi
After breakfast transfer to railway station . Back to Delhi tours
ends here .
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