Celebrate Buddha's Birthday By Going on a Buddhist Architecture Tour with IRCTC

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2. Celebrate Buddha's Birthday By Going on a Buddhist Architecture Tour with IRCTC Buddha Purnima is a day when Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and death are celebrated, and is also a date when Buddhist architecture sites are visited the most. Popularly referred to as ‘Vesak’ in India, it falls on the day of the full moon around the month of April to May. 

3. Buddhist devotees celebrate and pay their respects to the Mystic of the East by spending their days in temples and pouring water over HIs statue. White robes are worn and vegetarian food is eaten during this time while charitable contributions are made to the elderly, poor, and sick to help them. Government offices, banks, and public buildings are closed throughout India to celebrate this festival and travellers tour various pilgrimage sites to explore the life of Buddha and celebrate it.

4. Festivals honoring the existence of Buddha have been around for centuries and during years when there are two Full Moon days, Vesak is celebrated in different ways around the world. May 7 is Buddha's birthday this year and tourists book tickets to visit the different pilgrimage sites around this time. Transport still runs during this day though and you will find many buddhist tourist places being covered during these special excursions. IRCTC Gives You A Complete Buddhist Circuit Tour in India  The origins of Buddhist architecture trace back to ancient Indian soil where Gautam Buddha's teachings took birth. Emperor Ashoka was the first to establish Buddhism as the state religion during his reign of the Magadha Empire and various monuments were erected in different sites. The Stupasare dome-shaped buildings housing ancient Buddhist sculptures and in India, the most preserved site is Sanchi.

5. Buddhist temples around India are other examples of ancient Buddhist architecture which have stored various relics of the past. In India, the two prominent Buddhist architecture sites are the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya where Buddha first attained enlightenment and the temple at Sarnath. The golden days of Buddha are depicted through Buddhist monasteries in India which are also considered ancient Buddhist architecture. The ruins of Nalanda and the Sarnath monasteries showcase beautiful architecture and take tourists back to Buddha’s past. Beautiful artistic representations of Buddha’s life are found at these sites like paintings, images, sculptures, and mandalas which are worth seeing.

6. IRCTC’s special Buddhist Circuit Tour in India takes you on a journey through these various pilgrimage sites at economical rates. With online booking options, there are exclusive travel packages available to guests who would like a full tour of these sites. The train departs from Safdarjung Railway Station in Delhi and heads to Gaya. If you are looking to visit a holy pilgrimage place for Buddhistsor explore various Buddhism sites, this 8-day travel itinerary will enlighten you and help you do that. By the end of the tour, you will have an appreciation for the way of Buddhism and understand the philosophy hidden in His teachings. Source :- “https://irctcbuddhist.blogspot.com/2020/02/celebrate-buddhas-birthday-by-going-on.html”

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