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Buddhism in IndiaThe Buddha, founder of Buddhism, was born in 563 BC to a Sakya king Suddhodana and queen Maya in the royal park of Lumbini, located in the foothills of the Himalayas in the northern India, now in Nepal. From the beginning, the royal luxuries couldn't satisfy his urge to know the truth of life and the prince abandoned his home and wandered forth as a religious beggar, searching for the meaning of existence. More...
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Buddhist Art in India The Buddhist Art in India reached its zenith during the Gupta period, which is often described as the 'Golden age of India'. The Buddhist Art in India represents the various facets and periods of Buddhism, which are clearly visible in Buddhist paintings, sculptures, statues, rock-cut temples and other monuments. These innumerable Buddhist monuments give us a clear idea of the trend of Buddhist art in India through the ages. More...
Life of BuddhaThe prince Siddhartha (who later become the Buddha) was born in 563 BC to a Sakya king Suddhodana and queen Maya in the royal park of Lumbini, located in the foothills of the Himalayas in the northern India, now in Nepal. The Sakyas were priestly-warriors, wealthy knights and landowners. According to legends as soon as Buddha was born, he walked, spoke and received by the lord Brahma. More...
Buddhist Tour ItinerariesThere are several important destinations in India, which are related to life and passing away of the Buddha and Buddhism. Holidays Hub offers a range of especially designed Buddhist tour packages, covering all the sacred and important Buddhist destinations of the world. More...
Buddhist tour DestinationsIt was India where Buddhism, one of the great religions of the world, was born about 2,500 years ago. After abandoning his kingdom, Prince Siddharth wandered in India as a religious beggar, seeking for the meaning of existence. After six years of meditations, he finally attained the supreme enlightenment under a Peepal tree at Bodhgaya and became 'The Buddha', the enlightened one. More...
The Lotus PathThe Lotus Path covers the eight most important and sacred Buddhist destinations of India. All the eight sites included in the Lotus Path are directly associated with the life of Buddha. Out of eight destinations of the Lotus Path, the Buddha himself identified four as future pilgrimage, just a day before his death. These four destinations are Lumbini- the birthplace of the Buddha, Bodhgaya- where Buddha attained enlightenment, Sarnath- the place where the Buddha preached his first sermon and Kushinagar - where Buddha attained Parinirvana (passing away). More...
Hotels in Buddhist DestinationsIndia is the birthplace of many great religions of the world including Buddhism, which flourished in the country for many centuries. As Buddha spent almost all his life in the present north India, the country has a large number of Buddhist sites. Other than India, Nepal is the only country having some association with Buddha's life. More...
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