Kushinagar
The Mahaparinirvana site of Lord Buddha
General Information
District: Kushinagar, State: Uttar Pradesh, India
Area: 0
Languages Spoken: Hindi and Local dialects
Long Distance Code: +91-5563
Importance: Buddhist pilgrimage site; place where Lord Buddha breathed his last
Best Time to Visit: October to March
Description
Today's small town of Kushinagar was once the Kingdom of the Malla dynasty in the days of Gautam Buddha. It was known as Kushinara then and is one of the most important spots on the Buddhist pilgrimage trail. It was here at the age of 80 in the 5th century B.C. that Lord Buddha breathed his last. This town lost into obscurity and came into fore light only after some excavations made by the lord Alexander Cunning revealed its importance in the late 19th century. <br />The town since then rose to prominence. The Ramabhar Stupa which finds a mention in old Buddhist texts as the Mukut Bandhan Vihar is the place where Lord Buddha was believed to be cremated. The Nirvana Stupa exposed in 1876, had a copper vessel which bore an inscription in Brahmi stating that remains of the lord had been deposited here. The nirvana temple has a huge six meter long Chunar sandstone image of reclining Buddha. This position of Buddha shows his position before passing on to Mahaparinirvana. The statue made in the 5th century A.D. was brought to Kushinagar from Mathura and was excavated in 1876. The Mathakuar shrine houses another 10th century statue of Buddha. This is also the place where Lord Buddha preached his last sermon.
The Land of Lord Buddha / PI-056 (9 Days / 8 Nights)
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Come and attain Nirvana - liberation from the sufferings of life, through the Buddhist trail of Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Nalanda and Vaishali.... in the land of its origin.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi - Lucknow - Sravasti
Day 3 : Sravasti-Kushinagar
Day 4 : Kushinagar - Vaishali - Patna
Day 5 : Patna-Nalanda-Rajgir-Bodhgaya
Day 6 : Bodhgaya
Day 7 : Bodhgaya-Varanasi
Day 8 : Varanasi - Delhi
Day 9 : Delhi
Delhi-Lucknow-Sravasti-Kushinagar-Vaishali-Patna-Nalanda-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Varanasi-Delhi
Come and attain Nirvana - liberation from the sufferings of life, through the Buddhist trail of Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Nalanda and Vaishali.... in the land of its origin.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi - Lucknow - Sravasti
Day 3 : Sravasti-Kushinagar
Day 4 : Kushinagar - Vaishali - Patna
Day 5 : Patna-Nalanda-Rajgir-Bodhgaya
Day 6 : Bodhgaya
Day 7 : Bodhgaya-Varanasi
Day 8 : Varanasi - Delhi
Day 9 : Delhi
Golden Triangle of Buddhist Tour / PI-0465 (6 Days / 5 Nights)
Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna-Vaishali-Kushinagar-Varanasi
This tour takes you on a journey of some of the some of the most famous Buddhist pilgrimage destinations located in India. Explore the monasteries and temples along with several other historic attractions at these places. The trip provides the best of Buddhist circuit of India in a very short period of time.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Bodhgaya
Day 2 : Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna
Day 3 : Patna - Vaishali - Kushinagar
Day 4 : Kushinagar - Varanasi
Day 5 : Varanasi
Day 6 : Varanasi
Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna-Vaishali-Kushinagar-Varanasi
This tour takes you on a journey of some of the some of the most famous Buddhist pilgrimage destinations located in India. Explore the monasteries and temples along with several other historic attractions at these places. The trip provides the best of Buddhist circuit of India in a very short period of time.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Bodhgaya
Day 2 : Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna
Day 3 : Patna - Vaishali - Kushinagar
Day 4 : Kushinagar - Varanasi
Day 5 : Varanasi
Day 6 : Varanasi
BUUDHA S FOOTSTEPS WITH SONEPUR MELA / PC-599 (13 Days / 12 Nights)
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Sonepur Mela starts in November and lasts for next 15 days to one month every year. It draws more than 600,000 visitors to the Sonepur. One of the major attractions of the fair is the sight of scores of elephants that are beautifully decorated and lined up for sale. This is the only place in India or probably in the world where largest number of elephants are traded at one place. The buyers are mainly government forest department officials. You may even find the trading of large number of horses, goats, buffaloes, donkeys, ponies and dogs etc. along with elephants and other household cattle. In his very first sermon Lord Buddha put forth the Middle Way, the Four Noble Truths, and the Eightfold Path - the message spread rapidly, penetrating caste and class barriers; today Buddhism is a way of life in large parts of the world, its message of peace and tolerance speaks to us all. Buddha preached that the way to salvation is not dependent on God but on understanding the way things really are for all living beings subject to desire. We take you on a journey to places associated with important events in Buddha's life. Prince Siddhartha was born at Lumbini, became Buddha, the Enlightened One, at Bodhgaya, gave his first sermon at Sarnath, lived the greater part of his monastic life in Sravasti, and attained Nirvana at Kushinagar.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi
Day 3 : Delhi-Lucknow-Sravasti
Day 4 : Sravasti-Lumbini
Day 5 : Lumbini-Kushinagar
Day 6 : Kushinagar-Varanasi-Patna
Day 7 : Patna-Sonepur-Patna
Day 8 : Patna-Sonepur-Patna
Day 9 : Patna-Nalanda-Rajgir-Bodhgaya
Day 10 : Bodhgaya
Day 11 : Bodhgaya-Varanasi
Day 12 : Varanasi-Delhi
Day 13 : Delhi
Delhi-Lucknow-Sravasti-Lumbini-Kushinagar-Varanasi-Patna-Sonepur-Patna-Sonepur-Patna-Nalanda-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Varanasi-Delhi
Sonepur Mela starts in November and lasts for next 15 days to one month every year. It draws more than 600,000 visitors to the Sonepur. One of the major attractions of the fair is the sight of scores of elephants that are beautifully decorated and lined up for sale. This is the only place in India or probably in the world where largest number of elephants are traded at one place. The buyers are mainly government forest department officials. You may even find the trading of large number of horses, goats, buffaloes, donkeys, ponies and dogs etc. along with elephants and other household cattle. In his very first sermon Lord Buddha put forth the Middle Way, the Four Noble Truths, and the Eightfold Path - the message spread rapidly, penetrating caste and class barriers; today Buddhism is a way of life in large parts of the world, its message of peace and tolerance speaks to us all. Buddha preached that the way to salvation is not dependent on God but on understanding the way things really are for all living beings subject to desire. We take you on a journey to places associated with important events in Buddha's life. Prince Siddhartha was born at Lumbini, became Buddha, the Enlightened One, at Bodhgaya, gave his first sermon at Sarnath, lived the greater part of his monastic life in Sravasti, and attained Nirvana at Kushinagar.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi
Day 3 : Delhi-Lucknow-Sravasti
Day 4 : Sravasti-Lumbini
Day 5 : Lumbini-Kushinagar
Day 6 : Kushinagar-Varanasi-Patna
Day 7 : Patna-Sonepur-Patna
Day 8 : Patna-Sonepur-Patna
Day 9 : Patna-Nalanda-Rajgir-Bodhgaya
Day 10 : Bodhgaya
Day 11 : Bodhgaya-Varanasi
Day 12 : Varanasi-Delhi
Day 13 : Delhi
In Search of Buddha in India / PI-0120 (12 Days / 11 Nights)
Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Sravasti-Lumbini-Kushinagar-Patna-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Varanasi-Delhi
Walk along the steps of Lord Buddha as you traverse through his steps when he left the luxuries of life in search of the eternal truth. This trip takes you along on an enchanting journey that goes across all the main Buddhist destinations including Sravasti, Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Rajgir and the spiritual pilgrimage city of Varanasi.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi-Agra
Day 3 : Agra-Lucknow
Day 4 : Lucknow-Sravasti
Day 5 : Sravasti - Lumbini
Day 6 : Lumbini - Kushinagar
Day 7 : Kushinagar - Patna
Day 8 : Patna-Rajgir-Bodhgaya
Day 9 : Bodhgaya
Day 10 : Bodhgaya-Varanasi
Day 11 : Varanasi - Delhi
Day 12 : Delhi
Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Sravasti-Lumbini-Kushinagar-Patna-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Varanasi-Delhi
Walk along the steps of Lord Buddha as you traverse through his steps when he left the luxuries of life in search of the eternal truth. This trip takes you along on an enchanting journey that goes across all the main Buddhist destinations including Sravasti, Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Rajgir and the spiritual pilgrimage city of Varanasi.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi-Agra
Day 3 : Agra-Lucknow
Day 4 : Lucknow-Sravasti
Day 5 : Sravasti - Lumbini
Day 6 : Lumbini - Kushinagar
Day 7 : Kushinagar - Patna
Day 8 : Patna-Rajgir-Bodhgaya
Day 9 : Bodhgaya
Day 10 : Bodhgaya-Varanasi
Day 11 : Varanasi - Delhi
Day 12 : Delhi
The Land of Buddha / PI-0189 (11 Days / 10 Nights)
Delhi-Varanasi-Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna-Kushinagar-Lumbini-Sravasti-Lucknow-Delhi
One of the fastest spread religions of the world is Buddhism. May be because of its theory to overcome the sorrow of life. The preacher of this theory was born at the small village on the borders of Nepal and India and went on to attain enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in another small hamlet in India, known as the Gaya, which was later known to be Bodhgaya. This tour takes you from the birth place of the Lord to the place wher he breathed his last.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi
Day 3 : Delhi-Varanasi
Day 4 : Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Day 5 : Bodhgaya
Day 6 : Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna
Day 7 : Patna-Kushinagar
Day 8 : Kushinagar-Lumbini
Day 9 : Lumbini-Sravasti
Day 10 : Sravasti-Lucknow-Delhi
Day 11 : Delhi
Delhi-Varanasi-Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna-Kushinagar-Lumbini-Sravasti-Lucknow-Delhi
One of the fastest spread religions of the world is Buddhism. May be because of its theory to overcome the sorrow of life. The preacher of this theory was born at the small village on the borders of Nepal and India and went on to attain enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in another small hamlet in India, known as the Gaya, which was later known to be Bodhgaya. This tour takes you from the birth place of the Lord to the place wher he breathed his last.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi
Day 3 : Delhi-Varanasi
Day 4 : Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Day 5 : Bodhgaya
Day 6 : Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna
Day 7 : Patna-Kushinagar
Day 8 : Kushinagar-Lumbini
Day 9 : Lumbini-Sravasti
Day 10 : Sravasti-Lucknow-Delhi
Day 11 : Delhi
In the Footsteps of Buddha / PI-030 (7 Days / 6 Nights)
Delhi-Varanasi-Kushinagar-Vaishali-Patna-Nalanda-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Kolkata
An amazing fable often heard? of a wealthy prince, who left all the luxuries of life in search of the ultimate truth; he returned as an enlightened one and his preaching became the fastest widespread religions of the world. Walk along the way the Lord did, centuries ago, practicing philosophy of life, which He preached. A journey of self-realization and self-emancipation.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi - Varanasi
Day 3 : Varanasi - Kushinagar
Day 4 : Kushinagar - Vaishali - Patna
Day 5 : Patna - Nalanda - Rajgir - Bodhgaya
Day 6 : Bodhgaya - Kolkata
Day 7 : Kolkata
Delhi-Varanasi-Kushinagar-Vaishali-Patna-Nalanda-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Kolkata
An amazing fable often heard? of a wealthy prince, who left all the luxuries of life in search of the ultimate truth; he returned as an enlightened one and his preaching became the fastest widespread religions of the world. Walk along the way the Lord did, centuries ago, practicing philosophy of life, which He preached. A journey of self-realization and self-emancipation.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi - Varanasi
Day 3 : Varanasi - Kushinagar
Day 4 : Kushinagar - Vaishali - Patna
Day 5 : Patna - Nalanda - Rajgir - Bodhgaya
Day 6 : Bodhgaya - Kolkata
Day 7 : Kolkata
India Nepal Buddhist Tour / PI-0320 (13 Days / 12 Nights)
Delhi-Kathmandu-Chitwan-Lumbini-Kushinagar-Patna-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Patna-Delhi
Nepal is said to be the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautam who later on became Lord Buddha. This trip follows his footsteps visiting all the spots that act as important landmarks in Buddhism. Whether its Bodhgaya, Lumbini or Kushinagar, the tour is the apt trip for all the Buddhists looking to visit the pilgrim spots of their culture.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi
Day 3 : Delhi - Kathmandu
Day 4 : Kathmandu
Day 5 : Kathmandu
Day 6 : Kathmandu - Chitwan
Day 7 : Chitwan-Lumbini
Day 8 : Lumbini - Kushinagar
Day 9 : Kushinagar - Patna
Day 10 : Patna - Rajgir - Bodhgaya
Day 11 : Bodhgaya
Day 12 : Bodhgaya-Patna-Delhi
Day 13 : Delhi
Delhi-Kathmandu-Chitwan-Lumbini-Kushinagar-Patna-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Patna-Delhi
Nepal is said to be the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautam who later on became Lord Buddha. This trip follows his footsteps visiting all the spots that act as important landmarks in Buddhism. Whether its Bodhgaya, Lumbini or Kushinagar, the tour is the apt trip for all the Buddhists looking to visit the pilgrim spots of their culture.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi
Day 3 : Delhi - Kathmandu
Day 4 : Kathmandu
Day 5 : Kathmandu
Day 6 : Kathmandu - Chitwan
Day 7 : Chitwan-Lumbini
Day 8 : Lumbini - Kushinagar
Day 9 : Kushinagar - Patna
Day 10 : Patna - Rajgir - Bodhgaya
Day 11 : Bodhgaya
Day 12 : Bodhgaya-Patna-Delhi
Day 13 : Delhi
India Buddhist Sector with Nepal / PI-033 (12 Days / 11 Nights)
Delhi-Varanasi-Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna-Vaishali-Kushinagar-Lumbini-Pokhara-Kathmandu-Delhi
Starting from the holy city of Varanasi, follow the trails of Buddha; a prince who renounced the world to attain enlightenment and became the greatest teacher of the world; all over north India. From his birth place Lumbini in Nepal, to the place where the lord lived to where he attained enlightenment and ultimately where he breathed his last. Meanwhile watch the beauty of the Himalayan ranges from Nepal.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi - Varanasi
Day 3 : Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Day 4 : Bodhgaya
Day 5 : Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna
Day 6 : Patna - Vaishali - Kushinagar
Day 7 : Kushinagar - Lumbini
Day 8 : Lumbini - Pokhara
Day 9 : Pokhara - Kathmandu
Day 10 : Kathmandu
Day 11 : Kathmandu-Delhi
Day 12 : Delhi
Delhi-Varanasi-Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna-Vaishali-Kushinagar-Lumbini-Pokhara-Kathmandu-Delhi
Starting from the holy city of Varanasi, follow the trails of Buddha; a prince who renounced the world to attain enlightenment and became the greatest teacher of the world; all over north India. From his birth place Lumbini in Nepal, to the place where the lord lived to where he attained enlightenment and ultimately where he breathed his last. Meanwhile watch the beauty of the Himalayan ranges from Nepal.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi - Varanasi
Day 3 : Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Day 4 : Bodhgaya
Day 5 : Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna
Day 6 : Patna - Vaishali - Kushinagar
Day 7 : Kushinagar - Lumbini
Day 8 : Lumbini - Pokhara
Day 9 : Pokhara - Kathmandu
Day 10 : Kathmandu
Day 11 : Kathmandu-Delhi
Day 12 : Delhi
Buddhist Tour with Nepal / PI-0332 (14 Days / 13 Nights)
Delhi-Lucknow-Sravasti-Lumbini-Kushinagar-Patna-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Varanasi-Kathmandu-Delhi
With beautiful Buddhist monasteries and stupas forming an inseparable part of India and Nepal’s art and culture, Buddhist pilgrimage spots can be found all over both the countries. Attracting a large number of devotees every year, these places are some of the most revered spots in the Buddhist circuit. The tour takes you across some of the most famous ones among these centers including the ruins of Lumbini, the revered place of Bodhgaya as well as Sravasti that has been witness to the miracles of Lord Buddha.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi - Lucknow
Day 3 : Lucknow - Sravasti
Day 4 : Sravasti - Lumbini
Day 5 : Lumbini - Kushinagar
Day 6 : Kushinagar - Patna
Day 7 : Patna - Rajgir - Bodhgaya
Day 8 : Bodhgaya
Day 9 : Bodhgaya - Varanasi
Day 10 : Varanasi
Day 11 : Varanasi - Kathmandu
Day 12 : Kathmandu
Day 13 : Kathmandu
Day 14 : Kathmandu - Delhi
Delhi-Lucknow-Sravasti-Lumbini-Kushinagar-Patna-Rajgir-Bodhgaya-Varanasi-Kathmandu-Delhi
With beautiful Buddhist monasteries and stupas forming an inseparable part of India and Nepal’s art and culture, Buddhist pilgrimage spots can be found all over both the countries. Attracting a large number of devotees every year, these places are some of the most revered spots in the Buddhist circuit. The tour takes you across some of the most famous ones among these centers including the ruins of Lumbini, the revered place of Bodhgaya as well as Sravasti that has been witness to the miracles of Lord Buddha.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Delhi
Day 2 : Delhi - Lucknow
Day 3 : Lucknow - Sravasti
Day 4 : Sravasti - Lumbini
Day 5 : Lumbini - Kushinagar
Day 6 : Kushinagar - Patna
Day 7 : Patna - Rajgir - Bodhgaya
Day 8 : Bodhgaya
Day 9 : Bodhgaya - Varanasi
Day 10 : Varanasi
Day 11 : Varanasi - Kathmandu
Day 12 : Kathmandu
Day 13 : Kathmandu
Day 14 : Kathmandu - Delhi
Kushinagar, India Tours
