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Visit ฺBharata: The Land of the Father of the Buddha, Pay Respect, and Visit Important Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites

Title Thumbnail & Hero Image: Bodh Gaya Buddha, the principal Buddha image in the Buddha Gaya pagoda, photographed on Sunday, December 29, 2024.

Visit Bharata: The Land of the Father of the Buddha, Pay Respect, and Visit Important Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites by Apirak So Cools
First revision: Dec.4, 2024
Last change: Jan.6, 2025
Description of travel, worship of things/places Buddhists should worship by
Apirak Kanchanakongkha.
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       Between Sunday, 29th December 2024, and Sunday, 5th January 2025, I have planned a trip to Bhārata with a tour company. The countries to be visited are the Republic of Bhārata (India) and the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The places and activities are as follows:
  • Pay homage to the Gandhakuti (Mulagandhakuti - fragrant hut - the place where the Buddha resided) on the top of Gridhrakuta Hill, Rajgir City, Magadha State (now Nalanda Province, Bihar State, Bhārata - the place where the Buddha lived in the 2nd, 5th, 7th and last rains retreats before he passed away).
  • Visit the world's first Buddhist university.
  • Pay homage to the black Buddha statue of Nalanda.
  • Visit Varuvan Temple, the first Buddhist temple and the birthplace of Māgha Pūjā Day in Rajgir.
  • Visit "Varanasi or Banares," the holy city of Brahmanism-Hinduism, which is over 4,000 years old.
  • Take a boat trip to see the Hindu bathing ceremony on the banks of the Ganges River. Stay alone for 8 days and 7 nights.