Hemis Festival – Birth of Guru Padmasambhava - Fair Festival in Ladakh – Tradition Culture Monastery Gompa

Hemis Festival is held at Hemis gompa established at the top of a hill in Thiksey village of Leh in Ladakh, India. According to Tibetan and Buddhist Legends it is stated that Hemis Festival had its origins from 8^th Century. 

Lord Padmasambhava regarded as Guru Rimpoche had introduced Tantric Buddhism in the Himalayan Kingdom. Combining the teachings of Buddhism with Tibetan culture a new way was established where life was weaved with prayers, austere life and a higher calling.

The masked dance represents victory of good over evil. The participants of dance dressed in colorful costumes and masks. Every mask has its own place in Tibetan and Buddhist legends and designed as humble, divine faces, animals, skeletons and numerous frightful figurines.

Take amusement of delicious foods of Himalayan Kingdom and scenic handicrafts of region are superb. Many numbers of adventure seekers, photographers and travelers are came here. The monastery houses over 500 Lamas & monks. You can see dance, music, prayers, masked performances and a medley of colors. This festival will be unique as the special ceremony which happens once in 12 years, the unfurling of the largest Thangkha is scheduled during the occasion.

A key attraction of festival is unique masked dance performed by Lamas. The Lamas gather around the central flagpole located in courtyard of monastery where singing and dance performances along with plays take place. This festival is organized in the monastery, which is 300-year-old and also is Ladakh's richest monastery. Take amusement of sound of various musical instruments like drums, long horns and cymbals along with dance performances.

Explore Hemis festival held in Ladakh, a region in Jammu and Kashmir with Buddhist Tour, a pilgrimage tour operator in India. Ladkah is referred as land of high passes.

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Buddha Purnima 10 May 2017 – Life of Buddha – Enlightenment Parinirvana – Buddhism India

It is a day to celebrate the birth of Gautama Buddha- founder of Buddhism. Gautama was born in Lumbini in Nepal in year 563 BCE on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Vaisakh. This year we commemorate his 2580th birth anniversary. Buddha Jayanti is celebrated with traditional religious enthusiasm.

Birthday date of Buddha is based on the Asian lunisolar calendars and is celebrated in Baisakh month of the Buddhist calendar and Bikram Sambat Hindu calendar and hence it is also called Vesak.

Gautama learned of suffering of ordinary people, encountering an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic holy man, apparently content and at peace with the world. These experiences forced Gautama to abandon royal life and take up a spiritual quest.

Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanthi is celebrated especially in Sikkim, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bodh Gaya, North Bengal, Maharashtra, Himachal and Uttar Pradesh.

Siddharth Gautamma got enlightenment and nirvana on the same day ie Full Moon day. Therefore Buddha Purnima also marks parinirvana of Gautama Buddha. He achieved enlightenment in Bodhgaya under a bodhi tree.

Sarnath is foremost place in Buddhism as Gautam Buddha delivers his first sermon here hence on this holy day a large fair is held at Sarnath and relics of the Buddha are taken out for public display in a procession. On this day Buddhists offer prayers in various monasteries & Gompa at Sarnath and this celebration attracts huge crowd. Some religious activities likes as Prayers, sermons and recitation of Buddhist scriptures are performed by monks. Buddhists and devotees meditate and worship the statue of Lord Buddha.

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Buddhism - Buddhist Tour planner India - Explore Buddhism - Buddhist Tour Operator Delhi

In general, “Buddha” means “Awakened One”, someone who has awakened from the sleep of ignorance and sees things as they really are. A Buddha is a person who is completely free from all faults and mental obstructions.

Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development, providing a person with insight into the true nature of life. Buddhist practices, such as meditation, serve as the means of changing oneself, in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. 

 Buddhism is not about teaching or learning, but about experiencing. If we integrate Buddha’s teachings into our daily life, we will be able to solve all our inner problems and attain a truly peaceful mind. Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible. If we first establish peace within our minds by training in spiritual paths, outer peace will come naturally; but if we do not, world peace will never be achieved, no matter how many people campaign for it.

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Buddhism in Orissa - Buddhist Attractions of Odisha – Buddhist Tour – Monastery & Hill Stations

 Explore temples, monastery, shanti stupa, pilgrimage sits and hill stations in Odisha (Orissa).

Ratnagiri: The Ratnagiri Hill is one of most extensive ruins and is famous for Pushpagiri monastery. 

Lalitagiri: The Laitaghiri hills in Odisha serve as an important historical site. An ancient stupa containing relics preserved in caskets of stone is one of the recent and spectacular discoveries.

Dhauli: The Shanti Stupa at the Dhauli Hill situated on the bank of the River Daya is another world renowned Buddhist sites in Odisha.  Nippon-Buddha Sangha established a peace pagoda or Shanti Stupa atDhauli.
Udaygiri: Udayagiri is the largest Buddhist complex of Odisha. It is make up with major stupas and monasteries, viharas.

Pipli: This place is famous for the applique work, the rare artistry. The lifestyle and social structure of applique workers are very interesting to see because of since they show a close resemblance to the craftsmen of medieval Europe.

The Nandan Kanan National Park: This wildlife park is 20 km far from capital city and is well known for white tiger breeding. Beautifully laid out landscapes, green surroundings, rare animals and birds make this park is to an ideal place to visit.

Langudi: It is a hill stations located in Jajpur district of Odisha have an ancient Buddhist Mahavihara called as Pushpagiri. Langudi has many Stupas cut out from rock likes as Buddha in Samadhi mudra, Sculpture of Goddess Tara, the harmonic umbrella, the Cylin dome.

Motifs: The motifs, also known as Kunjalata and Patralata, represent the process of cultural transfer and adoption of items from Buddhism.

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