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| Buddhist
Cultural Tour |
Duration:
12 nights / 13 days
Places Covered: Delhi - Lucknow - Sravasti - Lumbini - Kushinagar
- Vaishali - Patna - Nalanda - Rajgir - Bodhgaya - Varanasi - Lucknow
- Sankasya - Agra |
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| Buddhism
in India |
| Sometime
during the sixth century BC a solitary, wandering ascetic sat to meditate
beneath a shady tree, resolving not to rise until he had attained the
ultimate knowledge of spiritual enlightenment. Thus began Buddhism, one
of the world's great religions and pilgrimage traditions." |
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| Buddhism
Vehicles |
| In order
to clarify the variations between the many different schools and traditions
of Buddhism, the schools are often divided into the three Yanas, meaning
'Vehicles' or 'Paths'. These three are: the Hinayana, Mahayana and Tantrayana.
Within the various vehicles, much variation can still exist, which is
further explained in the pages that deal with the traditions, like Zen
and Tibetan Buddhism. |
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| Buddhist
Councils |
| Three
months after the Buddha's Mahaparinirvana (passing away), his immediate
disciples convened a council at Rajagaha. Maha Kassapa, the most respected
and senior monk, presided at the Council. |
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| Tantrik
Buddhism |
| Buddhism
in the Eastern Himalayan sector has a special significance. Tibetan Tantric
Buddhism has been introduced by Guru Padmasambhaba more than 400 years
ago. The mystic Monasteries, belonging to the different sects & sub-sects
of Mahayana Buddhism dominate the whole of Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayas.
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