Kapilavastu is the capital of the ancient shakya kingdom in the (6 – 5) th century BC. Kapilavastu is the city where Siddhartha Goutam Buddha was grown up and spend his first 29 years before the Mahaniskraman (Leaving home for enlightment ). There is contradiction among the historians about the exact location of the ancient […]
When Goutam buddha was in end of his life he tell his followers four major pilgrimage site for buddhist people , which are Lumbini , Bodhgaya , Sarnath and Kushinagar . In Lumbini Maya devi temple is the exact place where buddha was born . Inside the temple there is footprints of baby Goutam Buddha
Muktinath tour is one of the Holiest for both the Hindu and Buddhist people . It is a Vishnu temple situated in high mountain in Mustang , Nepal . Muktinath altitude is 3800 meter from the sea level . Muktinath dham is one of the char dhams of Nepal and also one of the Divya
Marpha is a small village in Mustang district of Nepal , situated in a altitude of 2720 . Most of the inhabitants are either nepali or TIBETAN BUDDHIST. It is mostly famous in Nepal for the starting point of many High altitude mountain trekking and Apple /Apricon Farming . Here most of the houses are
Ramagrama is the oldest intact buddha’s relic stupa in the world . It was build just after the death of buddha in 483 BC . After Buddha’s cremation in Kushinagar beside the Hirannavati river , now in Uttar pradesh , his relics were distributed along 8 parts and 8 great stupas were build . Later
Pidurangala is big monolith rock , like Sigiriya Rock . It is situated 2 KM south of Sigiriya Rock . It’s upper surface is flat and higher than Sigiriya Rock . The caves of this place has been shelter by Buddhist monk for centuries . Historian believed that these caves have been inhabited from the
Colombo is a Megacity situated in southwestern part of Sri Lanka in the shore of Indian Ocean . It is called the commercial capital of Sri Lanka or Capital of Sri Lanka . Though Jayawardenepura kotte is officially legislative Capital of Sri Lanka but this place comes under Colombo suberban area so people casually say
Hikkaduwa is a beach city in southern sri lanka near galle famous for turtle watching and coral watching .
Kandy is the cultural capital of srilanka . Temple of tooth and relic , Royal botanical garden and kandey lake are the major attraction in this city . Tooth are relic temple are believed to be the most sacred place for buddhism in the whole Sri Lanka . My favourite being the Kandey Lake .
Mirissa is a city , situated in the southern coast of Sri Lanka . Mirissa is in the way between Matara to Galle . It is mostly famous for dolphin and blue whales watching . This is situated in the whales way of migration from the Arabian sea to bay of Bengal . So when
Anuradhappura was the first capital of Srilanka . It has been capital of sri lanka between the 900 BC to 1100 AD. It is also one of the major places in the world to study buddhist philosophy at ancient time . In the peak time 5000 monks lived inside the Anuradhapura . Now a days
Sri Lanka is a island in the Indinan ocean just below Indian subcontinent . It is a small country with tropical climate , mostly famous for its culture , beaches, spices and tea . It is like a paradise for the tourist . I am a tourist and have visited Srilanka in November 2021. As
