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Though more widespread in East Asia, Buddhism was born in India. Siddhartha, who was later known as the Buddha or the Enlightened One, was born in Lumbini at the foothills of the Himalayas. Unable to countenance death and disease, the young prince, Siddhartha renounced the world. In order to attain the ultimate aim of Nirvana – the transcendental state of liberation, the Buddha advocated the Eight-Fold Path.
Some of the most important Buddhist sites are situated in India. Among them, Bodhgaya is the most sacred of all. Many monasteries, stupas and rock edicts have been found at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh and Rajgir in Bihar. While the sylvan surroundings of Lahaul, Kangra and Spiti valleys are home to various monasteries, McLeodganj is the abode of the 14th Dalai Lama.
Sanchi Stupa, Madhya Pradesh Tour PackagesDefinitely worth a visit. It houses stupas, monasteries, pillars and temples – all masterpieces of Buddhist art.
The rallying point for Buddhists from all over the world. The chant 'May all beings be happy' rent the air of Bodhgaya, where the Four Noble Truths were gifted by the Buddha in the 5th century B.C.
An emerald in a bronze and silver setting', Lahaul is the land of abundance in an otherwise starved region. The local deity worshipped here is Kelang Wazir, a Tibetan God.
This capital city of the Katoch dynasty is a destination par excellence. The Kangra Valley has a rich history and the Tashijong Monastery, which has links with the Kham region in Tibet, is well worth a visit.
'World within a world ' and a 'place where the Gods live' – Spiti is a high-altitude cold desert dotted with numerous monasteries.
A much frequented pilgrim centre, not only for the Buddhists, but for the Jains and the Hindus as well. This site has some famous stupas and Buddhist monasteries.
McLeodganj a colourful little town is a perennial favourite with tourists. It is steeped in Buddhist culture and is best known as the residence of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.
Rajgir, Buddhist Destination Tour IndiaThe place where the Buddha's teachings were first penned down, Rajgir is also the birthplace of various traditions that form a part of our everyday lives.
Once an important Buddhist town, it has the distinction of being the place where the Buddha preached most of his sermons. Sravasti is also the place where the Buddha is said to have levitated and performed many other miracles. Sometime during the sixth century BC a solitary, wandering ascetic sat to meditate beneath a shady tree, resolving not to rise until he had attained the ultimate knowledge of spiritual enlightenment. Thus began Buddhism, one of the world's great religions and pilgrimage traditions. Historians, religious scholars, and various Buddhist sects debate the actual year of the Buddha's birth; it may have been as early as 644 BC or as late as 540 BC. It is however, relatively certain that he was born Prince Gautama Siddhartha, the son of Suddhodana, king of the Shakya tribe. His birthplace was the forest grove of Lumbini in the hilly regions of what is today northeastern India and Nepal. Miraculous events surrounded his birth. Sages prophesied that he would become either a powerful king or, renouncing his royal life, an enlightened being and religious leader. King Suddhodhana, wanting the former and fearing the later, sought to insulate his son from religious and philosophical concerns by surrounding him with a life of ease and plenty. Ensconced within palace walls, the prince grew to manhood and fatherhood never having seen old age, sickness, poverty, or death. Yet this blindness to the full range of human experience was not to last. One day the prince ventured beyond the castle walls and, witnessing the inevitable sufferings of human existence, recognized the shallowness of his pampered life. Metaphysical questions filled his thoughts and with them the conviction that he must seek and know the great truths of life. Thus at the age of twenty-nine, he let go the constraints of family and worldly responsibility to tread the path of self-discovery. Following the ancient traditions of Hinduism, Siddhartha sought out spiritual teachers, or gurus.