Articles tagged with: Buddhism
Swastika – The Enigmatic Universal Symbol
Ancient symbols have a sense of mystery and awe wrapped around it – like the Swastika. The initial impression might revolve around its use by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party, which has stigmatized its use in the Western culture. But interestingly, Swastika has been a sacred …
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist Peacekeeper
“Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.” ~ says Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Buddhist Zen master.
His key teaching is that, through mindfulness, we can learn to …
Lumbini – Discovering the Origins of Buddhism
A beautiful morning in Pokhara and also our last, well, after spending three peaceful days here it was time to leave for Lumbini – the birthplace of Gautam Buddha and one of the four major Buddhist pilgrimage sites – located 291 km away, and leave …
The Alluring Buddhist Caves at Ajanta
First Stop – Ajanta caves in Jalgaon, the ‘Banana City’
It seems like it was ages ago, though we started out just a month back in the wee hours of the morning in a bi-fuel car (petrol and LPG) both topped up to the brim. It …
Treasures of Tibet at Norbulingka
A day of rest and a short trek to Nadi, which we didn’t even complete, we were determined to do something more productive in Dharamsala, the last destination of our Himachal trip.
We found out the possible places we can go, and we decided …
McLeod Ganj, a Taste of Tibet in India
The next day we slept like logs till noon, we had to regain energy after the trek from Batal to Chota Dara in Lahaul. The plan was to eat lunch in Manali, and leave for Dharamkot, a small village above Dharamsala, close to McLeoad Ganj. …
Enlightened in Kee Monastery
After walking through the enchanting village of Kibber we were all set to visit Kee monastery, which is located 12 kms away from Kaza, at an altitude of 13,504 feet. We got a glance of the monastery perched on the hilltop, while on our …
Kibber, Beauty and Simplicity Personified
The journey from Tabo to Kaza, which is the main town in Spiti valley, takes around two hours to reach by local bus.
The distance is only 48 kms but the uneven and extremely bumpy road makes the drive longer, and the …
The Mesmerising Blue Skies of Tabo
After the trek to the Buddhist caves in Tabo, we were famished as it was already past 4 pm and we were starving. So we decided to go to a restaurant close by and savour the local delicacies. For the first time we walked …
Tabo, the Mystical Desert
We reached Tabo early in the evening, as we mentioned in the previous post after the long journey, we did not want to stay close to the bus stand, since the surroundings there were not very interesting.
As we walked, we noticed that Spiti was different, …
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