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Since ancient past India
has had an unbroken tradition of being the fountainhead
of spiritual knowledge in the world. Great seers,
masters and incarnations have been born here to
spread the true knowledge from time to time. The
Sanskrit word "Bodh" literally means knowledge.
Buddha thus means "The one who has attained
all knowledge". The cessation of conflicts
at both the internal the external levels is possible
only when one is armed with the right knowledge.
Once the conflicts recede, peace blooms and one
attains bliss.
There are four principal Buddhist pilgrimage
sites where most of the buddhist temples and shrines
are located. The most important of these are located
primarily in the Ganges Valley of India.
The Buddha said... "There are four places,
that a pious person should visit and look upon
with feelings of reverence. What are the four?
Those four places are Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath
& Kusinagar.
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