"After I am
no more, O Ananda, men of belief will visit the four places
with faith, curiosity and devotion:
- Lumbini where
I was born, - Bodh Gaya where I attained Enlightenment - Saranath where I gave the first Sermons
- Kushinagar where I shall pass into Maha Pari Nirvana."
............ Lord Gautam Buddha
Bikrum Pandey
Delegate / Tourism P r o f e ss i o n a l
So said Lord Buddha to his favorite
disciple before he attained Maha Pari Nirvana at
Kushinagar.
So we are dedicating this site to the
wishes of Lord Buddha himself by commencing all
Buddhist Circuits Journeys from his Holy Motherland Lumbini
where Lord Buddha was born.
Buddhist Circuits.com
follows the Footsteps of Lord Buddha in its Original
Form.
Inspired and motivated by the
deliberation made by
Country Representatives at The Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation (BIMST-EC) Round Table and Workshop of
Tourism Ministers concluded on February 23, 2005,
followed by SASEC Working Group Meeting, Buddhist
Circuits
.
com is being launched incorporating the
ideas and thoughts shared by the delegates from
India. Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal,
Sri Lanka and Thailand.
It was proposed in the Plan
of Action to encourage private stakeholders to devise
attractive and cost-effective thematic
Buddhist
tour packages
connecting different tourist destinations among the
participating
countries. Buddhist Circuits.com is the outcome of
BIMST-EC and SASEC workshop and meeting which have
shouldered the responsibility on private sector to
develop
tourism
packages connecting
the Seven BIMST-EC
Nations.
Buddhist Circuits.com envisages promoting Buddhist
tourism in the region keeping in mind that although
the physical presence of Lord Buddha
- the apostle of Peace and Love was only limited to
Nepal and India, ...
... Buddhism becomes a part of
life in Sri Lanka and the countries of South East
Asia, in the Himalayan countries of Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet,
even far-flung Central Asia, China and Japan, and over the
years it has flourished under the umbrella of royal
patronage and the dedication of its vast community of monks,
teachers and artists.
Tourism
Minister of India Renuka Chowdhury addressing the Kolkatta Conference
The Information & Programme
provided here directly reflect the Deliberations
passed out by BIMST-EC Kolkatta Conference held from Feb
20-23, 2005 to connect BIMST-EC Nations of Bangladesh,
India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal & Bhutan by Intra
Regional Buddhist Tourism
Tourism
Minister of India Renuka Chowdhury addressing the Kolkatta Conference