Indian pilgrimage

Lumbini is located in Nepal, close to Lumingdi, a border town just 20 kilometers away from Sunali, India. This is the garden that King Shanjue built for his wife Lumbini. It is said that in May 623 BC, King Kapilowei's wife Moya was about to give birth and returned to her mother's house to give birth according to local customs. When she passed through Lumbini, she gave birth to Sakyamuni under a Miluo River tree.

At present, it is one of the world cultural heritages, covering an area of 7.7 square kilometers. Buddhists call it a sacred garden to commemorate the birth of Sakyamuni. For more than 2,500 years, people came to worship and pay their respects in an endless stream. The sacred garden is divided into three areas: the garden area is composed of Moyev Temple, Bodhi Tree, Serbian Niechi, Ashoka Stone Column and other historical sites; In 249 BC, the great Asoka of India visited Nepal and erected this pillar to commemorate this holy place. The temples built by Buddhist organizations in more than 30 countries are all temple areas, including pagodas and temples with their own characteristics in China, South Korea, Japan, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries, as well as green spaces aimed at protecting holy places. In Lumbini, next to the birthplace of the Buddha, almost every country that advocates Buddhism has built temples that reflect its own Buddhist characteristics. At present, 15 countries have built 27 temples here, and the Zhonghua Temple in China is one of them. It is the first temple built overseas by China in the name of Buddhist Association. Construction started in February. 1996. It covers an area of nearly 3,000 square meters and consists of the mountain gate, Mahayana Hall and Zen Room. It belongs to a palace-style building in the Qing Dynasty, and many Buddhists from China come here to worship during the "Buddha's Birthday" every year.

Rokuyaon (Sarnat, Deer Garden) is the site of Indian Buddhism and one of the four holy places of ancient Indian Buddhism. Located in the north of Dubrurus, it is 0/0 km away from varanasi and 0/.6 km away from Sarnath/Kloc. The place where the Buddha first said he would preach.

According to historical records, Nālandā Vihāra was built in the 5th century. The highest institution of learning and academic center of Buddhism in ancient China and India is near Shecheng, the ancient king of Mahadua, and now 90 kilometers southeast of Patna, the capital of Bihar State in central India.

Nalanduo Temple has a large scale, with a collection of 9 million volumes, and many scholars have come forth in generations. At the peak, more than 10,000 monks and scholars gathered here. Xuanzang studied under Master Xie Xian for many years, and Yijing studied under Master Bao for ten years. In addition, the Tang Priest who studied Buddhism from abroad also had wizards such as Ye Hui, Lingyun, Zhao Xuan, Daoxi, Daosheng, Mahayana lamp, Daolin, Zhihong and Wuxing. Xuanzang, the first monk in the Tang Dynasty, studied here for five years. Xuanzang's Records of the Western Regions in Datang and Biography of the Great Monks in the Western Regions in Yijing both described Nalanduo Temple, and Yijing described the layout and architectural style of Nalanduo Temple in detail and accurately. There is a Chinese-style Xuanzang Memorial Hall near Nalanduo Temple, which was built by the Indian government in 1957 with a donation of RMB 300,000 to commemorate this pioneer of cultural exchange between China and India.

There are other places, such as King Snake City and the ruins of Swasti ancient city.

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