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Ajanta & Ellora
Bodhgaya
Gaya
Kapilavastu
Kaushambi
Kushinagar
Ladakh
Lumbini
Nalanda
Nagarjunakonda
Nagarjunasagar
Orissa
& Buddhism
Rajgir
Sanchi
Sankisa
Sarnath
Sikkim
Sravasti
Tabo
Tawang
Vaishali
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THE PLACE :
Kushinagar is where the Buddha finally attained Mahaparmirvana. Amongst the ruins are the Mukutbandhan Stupa and a beautiful statue of the reclining Buddha.
At Gorakhpur, en-route to Kushinagar, there is the Rahul Sankritayan Museum with a collection of thangka paintings.
An inscribed relic casket was dug out of the ruins of a stupa at Piprahwa, now identified as Kapilavastu.ermon.
HOW TO GET THERE :
Air :- Varanasi is nearest airport(280 kms) away.
Rail :-
Gorakhpur Railway station, 51 kms away.
Road :- The main bus terminus in Gorakhpur is a three minute walk from the railway station.
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