Article by rohan arora
Buddha spent the majority time of his life in the present north India. Therefore, the country is dotted with a large number of Buddhist sites. Buddhism was founded by Gautama Buddha between the 5th and the 6th centuries B.C. It is one of the three most widespread religions in the world. There is a wide range of opportunity for Buddhist Tours, places to see and places to stay in India.
Earlier, Indian kings and wealthy merchants frequented the Buddhist monasteries, which are today crowded by tourists from India and abroad. Today, Buddhism is the fifth largest religious group in India. In the 13th century, the ancient city of Nalanda in Bihar was the seat of Buddhist philosophy and religion. Buddhism was also popular in other Indian regions like the some pockets of the tribal areas in northeast India, Himalayan kingdoms of Bhutan and Sikkim.
The most attractive feature of your Buddhist tours is the Buddhist Gompas. If you want to meditate and follow the teachings of Buddha, then you must come to the various places of worship scattered in the Indian landscape. For the thousands of Buddhist pilgrims and tourists who come to the sacred destinations in India, there are many hotels, lodges and dharamshalas that provide comfortable and suitable accommodation to you.
Places to See during your Buddhist Tours
During your Buddhist tours in India, you will get an opportunity to witness a variety of beautiful paintings of the Buddha, Dharmchakras, Boddhisatvas, Dishapals and Mandals on the walls and the inner chambers of the gompas. The Hemis gompa is one of the biggest Gompa of Ladakh. Plan you visit during the summer festival at this gompa and be a part of the masked dances and religious ceremonies.
Besides the gompas, you can also visit the Buddhist monasteries, popularly known as vihara. The famous monasteries in India include Sanchi, Dhankar Monastery, Maha Bodhi Temple, the Tabo and Namgyal in Himachal Pradesh and the hilltop Buddhist monasteries of Ladakh
Your Buddhist tours would take you to Bodhgaya, the site of Buddha’s enlightenment, Sravasti, Sankashya, Nalanda, Kushinagar and Sarnath or Rajgir, where the Wheel of Dharma was first turned.
Places to Stay during your Buddhist Tours
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