The Four Holy Places of Buddhist Pilgrimage
Lumbinī, Bodh Gayā, Sarnath and Kusinārā — the four places the Buddha himself recommended visiting, their history, and tips for pilgrims today.
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Category: History & Places
The great disciples, the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and the sacred places of pilgrimage.
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy
The story of the Buddha's tooth relic, carried to Sri Lanka hidden in a princess's hair, and the Kandy temple and festival that honour…
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi: The Sacred Bodhi Tree of Anuradhapura
A branch of the tree under which the Buddha awakened, brought to Sri Lanka by Therī Sanghamittā and tended with devotion for more than…
Arahant Mahinda and the Coming of Buddhism to Sri Lanka
How Emperor Asoka's son arrived at Mihintale on a Poson full moon, tested a king with a riddle about mango trees, and brought the…
Mahā Pajāpatī Gotamī and the First Buddhist Nuns
The Buddha's foster mother walked barefoot to Vesālī to ask for ordination, opening the way for the order of nuns and their remarkable poems…
Sāriputta and Moggallāna: The Buddha’s Two Chief Disciples
Two childhood friends who searched for truth together, found it in a single verse, and became the Buddha's foremost disciples in wisdom and in…