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Buddhist circuit Lord Buddha follows path Bodh Gaya Sarnath Varanasi Kushinagar and Lumbini Journey start from his enlightenment to Death.
Sketch itinerary
Day 1 : Bodh Gaya
Day 2 : Bodh Gaya – Full Days
Day 3 : Bodh Gaya – Rajir-Nalanda – Vashali
Day 4 : Vashali – Kushinagar
Day 5 : Kushinagar – Lumbini
Day 6 : Lumbini – Kapilvastu – Sarvasti
Day 7 : Sarvasti - Sarnath
Day 8 : Sarnath – Varanasi
Day 1: Arrive Bodhgaya Airport
Arrive in Bodhgaya Airport .Our representative will meet and greet you by our representative . Assist you transfer to Hotel. Rest of day is for Leisure .Overnight stay at the hotel
Day 2: Bodhgaya
After breakfast proceed to full day sightseeing of Bodh Gaya one of the most important of the main four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha, Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visiting Mahabodhi temple contains the Mahabodhi Temple with the diamond throne (called the Vajrasana) and the holy Bodhi tree. Cross through Niranajana River, Later visit Sujata Village, Sujata was the name of the young woman who fed rice milk to the emaciated Siddhartha Gautama. Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 3: Bodhgaya – Rajgir-Nalanda-Vaishali
After breakfast drive to Vaishali en-route –visit Rajgir - The city of Rajgir was the first capital of the kingdom of Magadha, a state that would eventually evolve into the Mauryan Empire. Visit Gridhkuta Peak (lift chair), the place is atop a small hill and believed to be a meditating place of Lord Buddha.
On the top of the hill, there is a Viswa Shanti Stupa (Peace Stupa). Venuvanaram (Bamboo grove). Is said to be a bamboo grove gifted to Lord Buddha by Bimbisara, the then king of Magadh. Bimbisara Jail (Photo stop), Gridhakuta. After Lunch proceed to Nalanda ,Its was an ancient centre of higher learning in Bihar from the fifth century AD to 1197 AD .Visit The ruins of ancient university & museum.Later drive to Vaishali. Overnight stay at Vaishali
Day 4 : Vaishali – Kushinagar
After breakfast at hotel . visit Kutagarasala Vihara , is the monastery where Buddha most frequently stayed while visiting Vaiśālī. It is located 3 kilometres from the relic Stupa, and on its ground can be found the Ānanda Stupa, with an Asokan pillar in very good condition (perhaps the only complete Asokan pillar left standing), and an ancient pond. Driver to Kushinagar Upon arrival at Check In hotel After Lunch, visit Rambhar Stupa- It marks the site where the Lord Buddha was cremated. In ancient Buddhist texts, this Stupa has been referred to as 'Mukut-Bandhan Chaitya', Mahaparinirvana Temple; this houses a 6.10 meter long statue of the reclining Buddha. Overnight will be at Kushinagar .
Day 05 : Kushinagar - Lumbini
Morning drive to Lumbini - the birth place of Lord Buddha (180 kms and 05 hrs drive). On arrival, transfer to hotel. . Afternoon visit the birth place of Buddha - Mayadevi Temple. This place is a blessed one for its serenity and the natural beauty, purely coinciding to the perception of a place where the legend was born. Overnight stay at Lumbini hotel.
Day 6: Lumbiini - sarvasti
Morning leave for Sravasti (225 kms and 5.30 hrs drive) enroute visiting Kapilavastu - the childhood home of Gautam Buddha. After that proceed to Sravasti where the Buddha preached most of his sermons. Here he is said to have performed many miracles, and levitated. During the monsoon, he used to stay at the Jetavana monastery on the outskirts of this town. Visit Sahet Mahet and Angulimal caves. Overnight stay in Sravasti.
Day 7: Sarvasti- Varansi
Morning proceed to Varanasi (340 kms / 09 hrs drive)- one of the oldest living cities of the world. On arrival Varanasi, Check In hotel later proceed to Ganges river bank enjoy Ganga Aarti. Overnight stay at the hotel in Varanasi
Day 8: Varanasi – Sarnath – Varanasi Airport
Wake early morning for boat ride on the holy river Ganges, at Ganga the sound of prayer and the mystical atmosphere of faith that breathes really leaves you speechless.. Later back to hotel for Breakfast proceed to Sarnath, Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna. Visit Dhamekha Stupa and Deer park ,. Sarnath museum is the oldest site museum of Archaeological Survey of India. Mulagandha Kuti Vihar, is modern temple has been erected by the Mahabodhi Societyl. Lunch at local restaurant. In time transfer to Airport to board the flight for onward destination.
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