Covering nine renowned destinations across India and Nepal, the IRCTC’s Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train’s tour offers a divine experience spread over eight days and seven nights. While most tourists think that the Buddhist circuit map includes only places of religious import, it goes beyond religion and spirituality when undertaken aboard The Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train. Although this train was initiated to…
Situated in the northeast of Varanasi, Sarnath is a holy place city that is respected and held sacred by every devotee of Lord Buddha. After attaining enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, Lord Buddha arrived in Sarnath and started teaching ‘Dharma’ to the Pancavaggiya monks who had been his companion earlier. Sarnath along with Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, and Lumbini constitute the four…
Beginning with the life of Siddhartha Gautama (ca 563 – 483 B.C.), Buddhism grew and prospered in the Indian subcontinent as more and more started identifying with its philosophy. Lord Buddha or ‘The Awakened One’ expressed his knowledge through Four Noble Truths that form the foundation of Buddhism i.e. all of life is suffering; the cause of suffering is desire;…
The holy places relevant to Buddhism, where Lord Buddha was born, taught and he preached as well as attained enlightenment and nirvana are the places which come under the Buddhist Circuit in India. These spiritual homes of Buddhism include housing temples and monasteries of high religious significance, where the devotees can better acquaint themselves with the teachings of Lord Buddha.…
Buddhism is the world's fourth largest religion followed by over 520 million followers. Buddhism has spread its roots across the World to numerous places such as Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia - Myanmar and Thailand. Buddhism gained prominence in India with the help of ancient Mauryan emperor Ashoka. He was the first emperor who walked on the path of Buddhism and one of the key persons…
