PILGRIMAGE TO BUDDHIST
HOLY SITES IN INDIA
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NAMO TO FUNDAMENTAL TEACHER,
SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
Thông báo chi tiết
Dear Monks, Nuns and Buddhists,
All of the disciples of the Buddha no one does not want to visit
his homeland once, worship the sacred sites to strengthen their faith, purify
their body and mind and increase their merit. Yearly from October to March, this
is a very good weather period in India. Many Buddhists all over the world often
come to India to worship Buddhist holy sites. Moreover, we have had the good
fortune to study abroad in India for 8 years, having guided many pilgrims to worship
the Buddhist holy sites. Now we want to create good conditions for Vietnamese
Buddhists to worship the holy places.
The upcoming pilgrimages are organized and guided by us together with
the travel agency Aloka (Tour & Travels). The time for the pilgrimage will
take about 15 days including the date of going to India and the date of
returning to Vietnam (from March 10, 2021 to March 25, 2021)
We will take all of you to admire all the important Buddhist sites
such as: Bodhgaya is the place where Buddha attained enlightenment and the surrounding
areas such as Mahacala is the place where Buddha practiced his ascetics, Sujata
village…., Lumbini is the place where Buddha was born and Kapilavastu; Kushinagar
is the place where Buddha died; Sarnath is the place where Buddha gave his
first sermon.
In addition, the
delegation also visited some important Buddhist sites in Rajir ancient town
such as; Great peace tower, Rajgir, the prison where king Bimbisala was imprisoned,
Bamboo forest monastery, Nalanda University, Nalanda museum, Fa Sheing temple, seven
cases (Sattapanni)…… In the old country sravasti, the delegation will visit the Jetavana monastery in the garden of the
prince and Sudatta Anathapindika, Sudatta’s house, Angulimala’s house, the hill
where Buddha competed in miracles with six un-religious Masters. The delegation
will also visit Vaishali where nuns - Sangha were founded, the Kasaria tower,
pay homage to the Buddha relics at the Delhi museum, visit the Taj Mahal as the
seventh wonder, the Akshardham Hindu temple, the tomb of Saint Gandhi….
The
fee for a person in Vietnam when pilgrimage to worship the holy sites is about US$1600
including Indian visa, Nepalese visa, two international airplanes, bus, two domestic
airplanes, airport tax, entrance ticket hotel, tips, fee for three meals. In
Vietnam, you can pay in advance the amount of US$1000 so we can book air
tickets, pay visa fees, hotels… You can pay the remaining amount when you are
in India. If you are unable to travel for any reason, please let us know before
two months. If you let us know late while we have booked tickets, paid your visa,
car deposit or hotel fees, you will have to pay this amount. I hope you can
understand.
The
visa application form will be issued to all you when registering for this trip.
What’s
included:
1.
Accommodation
Hotel
accommodations for 14 nights at 2 or 3 stars hotels
2.
Guide
3.
Bilingual Tour Guide (English &
Vietnamese)
4.
Additional Services
Airport
transfers
5.
Flights of international and Domestic
6.
Insurance
7.
Fee of Indian and Nepalese visa
8.
Meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner
9.
Optional – Gates tickets
What’s excluded
1. Additional
Services
Recommended (Please pay in cash to the tour
guide) Tips/Service Fee – Min. $5/person/day (Included tour guide & driver)
2. Shopping
3. Phone’s
fee
4. Make
temple offerings or charity merit for the poor
Note:
1. Passport-shaped
photos with face
2. Dharma
name (If available)
3. Card
pictures: 4x6: 2 sheets
4. The
nearest Indian visa picture (If available)
5. Permanent
address
6. Phone
number and email (If available)
7. Name
of the husband (wife); Where was born, nationality
8. Name
of father: Birthday place, nationality
9. Name
of mother: Birthday place, nationality
10. Job
11. Address
where you are working
12. Countries
that you have gone for 10 years
13. Day to go and return
Please send money and information to the address
in Vietnam:
Ven. Thong Ly
Phuoc Binh Pagoda
690 Thong Nhat Street – Tan An Award – Lagi District – Binh Thuan
State - Vietnam
Tel. +84. 845188059 (Viet Nam)
Ven. Hue Son
An Viet Nam Phat Quoc Tu
P.O. Box 31 Boudha Gaya; Bhagalpur Vill. P.C. 824231, Dist. Gaya,
Bihar - India
+91. 9199060443 (Ấn Độ)
Manoj Pradhan
+91 9852626539
Email. thonglythich@yahoo.com or hueson19692016@gmail.com
Note: In Vietnam, you
can deposit by cash or transfer directly to the following account:
Nguyễn Hải
Hà
Agribank
Account: 4807. 205. 164.
420
Lagi District – Binh Thuan
State
Luggage that you can carry during the journey is as follows:
-An Dharma robe in gray color to bow the Buddha at the
Buddhist holy sites.
-Personal
use items such as: Wind oil, green oil, medicine, liver medicine, cold
medicine, intestinal medicine, stomach medicine, diarrhea medicine…. Warm clothing
to wear inside and outside, mosquito repellent, sunscreen lotion, hats, sunglasses,
socks, toilet paper, suitcase locks, wallet, brush and toothpaste, coffee,
cake, pinch forbidden electricity – round pin, voltage of 220 V; Vegetarian food
(soy sauce, dry food, sesame salt, peanut salt, pepper salt, seaweed, wet salt,
instant noodles, instant porridge, bean flour). You can also bring candy, pens,
pencils to poor children in India.
Most
of the transportation, roads,….. are not as convenient as other advanced
countries. As the Buddha’s children returning to visit the Buddha’s homeland, we
must somewhat sympathize, accept to share those difficulties so that the worshiping
trip will be more comfortable. If you have any questions about the trip, please
call or email us for satisfactory answers.
Below
is a schedule for the worship of the Buddhist holy sites in India in 2021.
PILGRIMAGE TO BUDDHIST
HOLY SITES IN INDIA
FROM MAR 10, 2021 TO MAR 25
10.03.2021
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Day 01: Vietnam/USA –
Calcutta/Delhi.
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Day 02: Varanasi Check in the
hotel and visit to some important Buddhist sites as follows:
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Day 03: Varanasi –
Bodhgaya · Watch Sun rise over Ganga river at 5 am · Breakfast at 7 am · Departure to Bodhgaya |
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Day 04: Bodhgaya · Practice, Chant and
meditate under Bodhi tree |
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Day 05: Bodhgaya –
Mahacala Visit to some
important Buddhist sites as follows;
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Day 06: Bodhgaya –
Rajgir · Departure to Rajgir at
4 am where Buddha Spent 12 Years and then visit to some important
Buddhist sites. · Jail where King was imprisoned · Bamboo temple · Lunch at Bamboo garden) · Nalanda University · Fa Shian Museum · Check in the hotel in Patna |
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Day 07: Vaishali - Kushinagar Visit to some important Buddhist sites as follows; · The Relic stupa · Asoka’s Pillar · Shanti Pond · Sharti stupa at Japanese temple in Vaishali · Visit and have lunch at Vietnamese pagoda in Vaishali · Visit the Kesariya Stupa where the Buddha preached the Kalama
Sutta · Check in the hotel in Kushinagar |
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Day 08: Kushinagar
–Lumbini Have breakfast at the hotel and then visit
some important Buddhist sites as follow: · The Ramabhar stupa · The nirvana stupa · Mahaparinirvana temple · Temple where Ananda took water to make offerings to the Buddha · Lunch at the hotel in Kushinagar ·
Departure to Nepalese border for visa procedure. · Check in Vietnam temple in Lumbini |
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Day 09: Lumbini – Kapilavathu ·
Meditate on to the Lumbini garden at 5 am ·
Breakfast at 7 am and then visit some important points of
Buddhism as follows: · Kapilavastu ·
Ashokan pillar ·
Kudan Nigrodharma temple that King built for Rahula). ·
Pillar where Buddha in the past was born Visit to some
international temples ·
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Day 10: Lumbini · One day practicing at the Lumbini |
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Day 11: Lumbini *One day practicing at the Lumbini |
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Day 12: Lumbini –
Sravasti · Have breakfast at temple and then departure to Sravasti · Visit to new Kapilavastu in India on the road to Sravastu) · Have the lunch at the hotel in Sravastu and then visit some
important Buddhist sites as follow; · Jetavana · Grandha Kuti · Ananda Bodhi Tree · Sudatta Anathapindika stupa · Angulimala’s stupa · The hill where six masters of non-religion competed in miracles
with the Budhda · Shobhabatha temple ·
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Day 13: Sravasti – Lucknow · Have breakfast at the hotel and order food to the airport to
Delhi · check in the hotel in Delhi |
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Day 14: Delhi – Tal
Mahan (Argra). · Breakfast at the hotel in Delhi and then departure to Agra to
visit some sites · Taj Mahal, Dharmapuri (Wonder of the world) · Agra Fort. · Lunch at the hotel in Agra · Return to Delhi |
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Day 15: New Delhi
Capital Visit some important sites as follow:
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Day 16 New Delhi –
Vietnam/USA ·
The group will go to Delhi Airport to return to home. Ending pilgrimage to worship the Buddhist holy sites. |
