In The Buddha's Footsteps (India Pilgrimage DEC 2024)

This is a video summarising our travels to the Buddhist Holy Places in India. In chronological order from Lumbini (birth), to Bodhgaya (enlightenment), to Sarnath (the first teaching) and then to Kushinara (Parinibbana), with a few more stops along the way. The India Pilgrimage (DEC 2024) was organised by Phalinee, with help from Patricia, from the Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA) and led by Ajahn Nissarano from the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). 60 participants, including 6 monastics, joined from across the globe to embark on this inspiring journey together in the footsteps of the Buddha. 0:00 LUMBINI (Birth Place) 2:47 KAPILAVASTU (0-29 Years) 3:50 PRAG BODHI (Truthseeker) 4:40 SUJATA STUPA (Middle Way) 4:50 BODHGAYA (Enlightenment) 5:31 DEER PARK BENARES (First Sermon) 6:12 BAMBOO GROVE RAJAGAHA (First Monastery) 6:34 VULTURE'S PEAK RAJAGAHA (Seclusion) 6:55 JETA'S GROVE SAVATTHI (Most Rains Retreats) 7:35 KUSHINARA (Parinibbana) 8:09 KUSHINARA (Cremation Ground) 8:33 SATAPANI CAVE RAJAGAHA (First Council) 9:39 AJANTA CAVES (Add On) Music attribution: “Inner Sanctuary” (CC BY-NC) by Gotama from the Free Music Archive