BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE

1 videos • 9 views • by Zen Buddhism Europe The most important places of pilgrimage in Buddhism Shakyamuni Buddha is said to have identified four sites most worthy of pilgrimage for his followers, saying that they would produce a feeling of spiritual urgency. These are: Lumbini: birthplace (in Nepal) Bodh Gaya: the place of his Enlightenment (in the current Mahabodhi Temple). Sarnath: (formally Isipathana) where he delivered his first teaching. Kusinara: (now Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India) where he died.