published : 19 Aug 2022 at 04:00
When mentioning Buddhist pilgrimage sites, four places — those associated with the life of Lord Buddha — come to mind. Three of them are Bodh Gaya in Bihar (the site of enlightenment); Sarnath (the location of the first sermon); Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, (the site of Buddha’s parinirvana) India; and Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal.
Each year, India welcomes thousands of Thais who want to get a glimpse or make a pilgrimage to some of these places without realising there…