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Four Sacred Sites Associated with Lord Buddha Life Pilgrimage Tour (9 Days)
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9 Days
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Offered in: English
Overview
Embark on a profound journey through the "Four Sacred Sites Associated with Lord Buddha Life Pilgrimage Tour." Begin your odyssey by arriving at Patna or Bodhgaya Airport, where you'll be warmly greeted and transferred to your hotel. Delve into the spiritual essence of Bodh Gaya, the pivotal site of Buddha's enlightenment, encompassing the revered Bodhi tree, the iconic Mahabodhi Temple, and the historic Vajrasana. Your pilgrimage continues with explorations of Rajgir's tranquil Vulture's Peak and Nalanda's ancient seat of learning. Traverse through the revered lands of Vaishali, Kesariya, and Kushinagar, where the echoes of Buddha's teachings resonate deeply. Discover Lumbini's sacred garden, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, and witness the serene aura of Sarnath, where the first discourse was delivered. Conclude your transformative journey with a soul-stirring boat ride along the Ganges in Varanasi, where spirituality finds its eternal rhythm.
What's Included
- Private AC car/van for airport transfers, sightseeing, and excursions as per the program.
- Government taxes.
- Bottled drinking water in the car.
- Monument entrances and activity charges mentioned in the itinerary.
- 8 Nights' accommodation (if option selected) in selected price category hotels.
- English speaking tour guide on sightseeing days (local guide in each city), as per the program
- Assistance on arrival at the airport.
- Any flight ticket.
- Camera charges at monuments if any.
- Meals other than mentioned in inclusions.
- Expenses of personal nature like liquor, laundry, tips, telephone, fax, internet, etc.
- Gratuities and optional activities.
- Anything not mentioned in the inclusions.
Meeting And Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Pick up from Gaya or Patna airport.
What To Expect
Arrive Patna or Bodhgaya Airport
3 Stops
Gaya
On arrival at Patna or Gaya airport assistance and transfer to hotel.
4 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya, the most important Buddhist pilgrimage site, is where Siddhartha Gautama attained full enlightenment after sitting and meditating under the Bodhi tree (ficus religiosa) for 49 days. The primary points of homage here are the Bodhi tree (the current tree is a descendant of the original tree); the Vajrasana, or “diamond seat,” under the tree; and the Mahabodhi Temple, whose 52-meter spire rises up to the skies. The diamond seat, the oldest monument at Bodhgaya, is believed to have been erected by Ashoka to mark the spot where the Buddha gained ultimate liberation. The Mahabodhi Temple Compound includes a number of other shrines where the Buddha spent seven weeks immediately following his experience of nirvana.
• Admission Ticket Free
Mahabodhi Temple
Bodh gaya, now a World Heritage Site and a thriving tourist center, draws devotees from all over the world, who meditate, chant, offer flowers and incense, do prostrations, and engage in their respective rituals with great devotion and concentration. For many, sitting in meditation under the Bodhi tree, where the Buddha himself sat, is a profound spiritual experience.
4 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodations : Overnight at hotel.
Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna (180km/ 4hr approx)
3 Stops
Bodhi Tree
Breakfast at hotel. Morning to visit Mahabodhi Temple. Afternoon drive to Patna via visiting Rajgir 400m high Vishwa Shanti Stupa & Nalanda a hot seat of knowledge and learning established in the 5th century.
• Admission Ticket Free
Rajgir
Rajgir - was the largest city in Majjhimadesa during the Buddha’s time. Among the many notable places in the area are the tranquil Vulture’s Peak (Gijjhakuta), where the Buddha meditated, and the Sattapanni Cave, where the First Council was organized after the Buddha’s passing.
2 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Nalanda University Ruins
Nalanda - the Buddha spent time in Nalanda, and his two chief disciples, Sariputta and Moggallana, also came from its vicinity. Later, the acclaimed Buddhist monastic university thrived here until its destruction by invaders at the end of the 12th century. Today there is a new Nava Nalanda university as well as a beautiful memorial honoring the 7th-century Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang (Hsüan-tsang), whose work was indispensable for preserving India’s Buddhist heritage. After sightseeing continue drive to Patna check in at hotel.
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodations : Overnight at hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Bodhgaya - Vaishali - Kesariya - Kushinagar (260kms/ 6 - 7hrs approx)
3 Stops
Buddha Stupa I and II
Breakfast at hotel, drive to Kushinagar en route visit Vaishali a city of great importance in Buddhist history. Among other significant events, the Buddha admitted women into the monastic order at the Kutagarasala Vihara and delivered the famous Jewel Discourse (Ratana Sutta) to purge the city when faced with a devastating drought, famine, and plague.
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Kesariya Stupa
Initially constructed as a mud stupa, it gained its present structure in the Maurya, Sunga and Kushana period. The stupa dates between 200 AD and 750 AD and may have been associated with the 4th-century ruler, Raja Chakravarti. Kesariya Stupa is 104 feet high. Huien Tsang mentions having seen the grand Stupa in Kia-shi-po-lo (Kesariya) but it was deserted and overgrown. The Kesariya stupa was discovered in 1958 during an excavation.
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Kushinagar
On arrival check in at hotel. Rest time free and easy to relax and visit the Mahapari-nirvaana Temple.
• Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Overnight at hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Kushinagar - Lumbini (160kms/ 4hrs approx)
2 Stops
Breakfast at hotel morning to visit Mahapari-nirvaana Temple. The Buddha passed away at the age of 80 in Kushinagar. The important sites in Kushinagar are the Mahapari-nirvaana Temple, home to a superb 1,500-year-old red sandstone statue of the reclining Buddha, and the imposing Mahaparinirvana Stupa, which was built over the spot where the Buddha is said to have passed away under twin sal trees. The Buddha’s last words at Kushinagar were these: “All compounded things are subject to decay: strive with diligence” (Vaya dhamma sankhara; appamadena sampadetha). Pilgrims to Kushinagar walk in silence around the massive reclining statue of the Buddha to pay homage to the truth of anicca (impermanence) and cultivate a deep sense of gratitude for the Buddha and his teaching.
4 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Lumbini
Afternoon drive to Lumbini check in at hotel. Overnight at hotel.
• Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Overnight at hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Lumbini
3 Stops
Lumbini
Breakfast at hotel full day to explore Lumbini. Lumbini Sacred Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a symbol of world peace.
4 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Maya Devi Temple
Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born in Lumbini. Maya Devi Temple here is named after Siddhartha’s mother. Above the stone slab is a damaged sculpture of Queen Maya Devi holding the branch of a sala tree after giving birth to Prince Siddhartha, who stands erect on a lotus pedestal. The oldest monument at Lumbini is the Ashoka Pillar, which marks it as the birthplace of the Buddha. A little south of the pillar is the spring-fed rectangular Puskarni pond, where Maya Devi is believed to have bathed before giving birth. The Sacred Garden, developed in recent years, lies beyond the Maya Devi compound and hosts some 40 monasteries from Asian Buddhist nations. At the end of a beautiful canal- and tree-lined avenue is the majestic World Peace Pagoda (Vishwa Shanti Stupa), built by the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Order. Today, the Lumbini Sacred Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a symbol of world peace.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Kapilavastu - Prince Siddhartha spent the first 29 years of his life here. Today the ancient, 6 BC capital city of the Sakya clan lies in ruin. Though there are few traces of the palace building in which Lord Buddha grew up, there are many relics around that are important to devotees around the world.
2 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodations : Overnight at hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Lumbini - Shravasti (160kms/ 3hrs approx)
3 Stops
Shravasti
Breakfast at hotel drive to Shravasti check in at hotel. Afternoon sightseeing, overnight at hotel.
4 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Shravasti
Shravasti - The Buddha spent 25 rain retreats at Shravasti (Pali, Savatthi). Three-fourths of the Buddha’s discourses, including the well-known Lovingkindness Discourse (Karaniya Metta Sutta), were given at Jetavana Vihara here, donated by the Buddha’s great lay disciple Anathapindika.
• Admission Ticket Free
The ruins at Saheth and Maheth are believed to be the site of ancient Shravasti. Maheth was the city-proper while the Jetavana monastery was at Saheth. Of the ancient Shravasti, the city walls are still standing. Within these, the remains of 3 ancient buildings can be visited: Angulimala's stupa, Anathapindika's stupa, and an old temple dedicated to a Jain Tirthankara. Outside of Shravasti is located the stupa where the Twin Miracle (Pali:Yamaka-pātihāriya) took place. The site of Jetavana monastery is the main pilgrim destination, with meditation and chanting mainly done at the Gandhakuti (Buddha's hut) and the Anandabodhi tree. Buddhist monasteries from the following countries have been constructed at Shravasti: Thailand, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Tibet, and China.
4 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodations : Overnight at hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Shravasti – Varanasi (315kms/ 6hrs approx)
2 Stops
Varanasi
Breakfast at hotel, drive to Varanasi check in at hotel.
• Admission Ticket Free
Ganga Aarti
Evening walking tour of Ghats’s temples & mosque on ghats. Also attend Holy Ganga Aarti, a magical aarti performed at Dasashwamedh Ghat at sunset. Halt your boat right at the steps for the best view.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Overnight at hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Varanasi
3 Stops
Varanasi
Breakfast at hotels full day to explore Sarnath & Varanasi.
4 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Sarnath
Sarnath - here the Buddha delivered his first discourse, the Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta (Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion), which explains the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path. It was also in Sarnath that the Buddha appointed his first group of disciples (sangha) to propagate his new teaching. Among the most notable monuments at Sarnath are the Dhamek Stupa, originally built by Ashoka, and the Ashoka Pillar, whose inscription points out the necessity of unity within the sangha. The ruins of various stupas and monasteries at Sarnath bear witness to of the monastic tradition that flourished here for over 1,500 years; among the new temples is the Mulaghandhakuti Vihara, built in 1922 by Anagarika Dharmapala. Today, hundreds of pilgrims visit the Vihara every evening to chant the Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta, acknowledging with their voices the wisdom and compassion that began to emanate from Sarnath with the Buddha’s first sermon.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Varanasi
City tour of Varanasi visit World famous Benaras Hindu University, The Ramnagar Fort Palace & Many Temples. Overnight at hotel.
4 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Overnight at hotel.
Meals : Breakfast
Varanasi – Departure (Flight)
2 Stops
Dasaswamedh Ghat
Early morning boat ride and Ghat visit along the Ganges and catch the scene of devotees bathing and praying in the sacred water.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Varanasi
Breakfast at hotel. As per flight schedule transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.
• Admission Ticket Free
Meals : Breakfast
Additional Info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operated by Agora Voyages Pvt. Ltd.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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