Pilgrimage

For other uses of the word pilgrimage, see Pilgrimage (disambiguation).

Buddhism

Gautama Buddha spoke of four holy sites that followers may seek.

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• Lumbini birth place
• Sarnath (formally Isipathana) where he delivered his first teaching
• Bodh Gaya place of Enlightenment
• Kusinara (now Kusinagar, India) where he passed away

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimages include:

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• Lhasa, capital of Tibet and traditional home of the Dalai Lama
• Mount Kailash
• Lake Nam-tso