Since the ancient time, the sub-continent of India is famous in the world for religious and spiritual activities. That is why, India is known as the land of salvation and nirvana where the major religions of the world – Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism - born and Islam, Christianity, Wahabism, Zoroastrianism etc. propagated during the course of evolution of Indian society. The Buddhist destinations are all those must visit places of India where Lord Buddha was born and the places where the Buddhism was propagated and preached. However, some of the famous Buddhist destinations of India are Lumbini which is located in the foothills of Himalayas near the Indo-Nepal Border for in the world as the birthplace of Lord Buddha; Bodhgaya in Bihar where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment under the famous Bodhi tree; Nalanda around 62 km from the Bodhgaya in Bihar is famous for first International residential university; Sanchi which is famous for pillars and Stupas is located approximately 9 km from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, Ajanta about 100 km from the district of Aurangabad in Maharashtra is famous for 29 Buddhist caves; Ellora in Maharashtra famous for 34 Buddhist caves; Vikramsila and Vaishali in Bihar where the gospel of Buddhism was preached and propagated etc.


