Introducing Kushinagar
The last of the four main pilgrimage sites marking Buddha’s life – the others are Lumbini (Nepal), Bodhgaya and Sarnath – Kushinagar is where Buddha died, breathing his last words: ‘All things must pass. Work out your own salvation with diligence’. According to a Buddhist text, when he died ‘the earth shook, stars shot from the heavens, the sky in the 10 directions burst forth in flames and the air filled with celestial music’. Devotees from several countries have built temples here to accommodate monks and the pilgrims who visit this holy site. The sites of interest are strung out along Buddha Marg, a peaceful, green area of town with a suitably reverent atmosphere.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: India Visa + overland pilgrimage
by trekkingmonk 02 September 2011
Some extra advice on your trip. While walking down into the sacred area of Kusinara there is a Vietnamese pilgrims rest house that looks…
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Re: India Visa + overland pilgrimage
by trekkingmonk 02 September 2011
P.S. It is probably better to return from Kusinara to Gorakpur and take a train to Varanasi to visit Sarnath, then train from Varanasi…
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Re: India Visa + overland pilgrimage
by trekkingmonk 02 September 2011
Yes, you can obtain a visa to India from the Indian Embassy visa section in Kathmandu. The trip from Kathmandu to Lumbini, crossing the…
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