2011 Pilgrimage

PILGRIMAGE TO BODHGAYA AND SACRED PLACES OF THE BUDDHA

We are delighted this year to offer an intimate pilgrimage tour to Bodhgaya, the seat of Buddha’s enlightenment and the surrounding areas. This journey offers once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in the 7th annual International Tipitaka Chanting ceremony as well as to visit the sacred sites where the Buddha taught and lived. We will be led by Nelson Chamma, director of Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International as well as an experienced tour guide from Buddhapath, a renowned organization serving the holy places of the Buddha.

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FIRST PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY PLACES OF THE BUDDHA, DECEMBER 2010

LBDFI director Nelson Chamma from Brazil led our first pilgrimage to the holy sites of the Buddha. It included an intimate guided tour of Nalanda, Rajgir, Vaisali, Patna, Sarnath, Varanasi and of course Bodhgaya. The pilgrims had a first hand experience to see the work of the Foundation and were also included in the main events of the International Tipitaka Ceremony where they made offerings to the Mahasangha.

What one pilgrim had to say about this year's pilgrimage:

"I would like to place on record the great emotion that was to be in Tipitaka 2010! The trip was well planned down to the minimal details. The tours, visits to the temples and sacred sites for crossings were beautiful and unforgettable moments! I still have the images and sensations in my memory. A strong energy exchange. The emotions were very intense! I felt in those days in India, Nalanda was the site that moved me most, the grandeur of the place to study enlightenment. I felt so grateful to be able to attend this event and appreciate the wonderful opportunity to everyone I met there! I recommend for everybody who can go, to do it. It makes a very deep change within us. My thanks to Nelson for your care.”

- Claudia Levinsohn (Brazilian Pilgrim)