http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Bihar , Bodh Gaya en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 07:51:45 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:51:45 +0000 If youre trying to drop a few pounds dont start off by trying to overhaul all your eating and exercise habit.You haveto try first some simple things you can do on daily basis also food and eating habit is also suppose to be controlled.we will talk about all the thing like food eating habits and exercise which will help us in loss weight and lets callit vijay39s weight loss program .I w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-780399.html Det ar svalt och skont har i skuggan. Jag sitter pa Gautam lassi corner intill tradet dar Buddha sags ha blivit upplyst och avnjuter en mangolassie.Sa vad har hant sen sist da Jo jag akte ju till Kumbh Mela med Hokotu vilket var ganska kaosigt. Nar vi kom dit borjade det osregna och inte lite heller Manga falt och omraden badade i vatten. Som tur var hittade vi ett stalle Hare Krisha Inter http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-772547.html Leaving Sravasti I set out for Bodhgaya the place where Buddha became enlightened. Its the holiest place in Buddhism and you can feel it. For over two thousand years millions of pilgrims from the world over have made their way there to pray and meditate under the Bodhi tree. By the power of these combined blessings it is said that all virtue is multiplied by eight in Bodhgaya one pra http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-753053.html The issue that Untouchables face discussed in National Geographic News are are cruel and have alot to do with what we are learning in class.It relates to different levels of society and the advantages and disadvantages each level recieves. This topic relates to just and unjust war in the Idian area. These people face an unjust war in the face of humanity but is somehow just when compared to t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-748728.html 1. This article is related to what we are learning in class. Recently in class we39ve been discussed about different religions. Hindusim a religion that has been practiced for some over 1500 years in India. Indians believe some people Dalit are impure from birth because the karma they gained from past life therefore they deserve bad treatment by the higher caste.2. I think different pe http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-748111.html Bit off the grid at the moment. 5 hour drive from Varanasi to Bohd Gaya where the Buddha sat under the bodhi tree and achieved enlightment. Hotel very basic Bohd Gaya very basic for that matter poverty very challenging . No Internet in hotel so am in a cyber cafe of sorts. Got a long journey to Agra tomorrow 17 hours on the road so hoping for more facilities there and will be able to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-682375.html Prior to leaving on this trip from Alaska we had made a decision to attend the 32nd annual Kalachakra initiation presented by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. While we had no real idea what we were getting our selves into we knew it would be a great opportunityadventure. The Kalachakra initiation was to be presented in a town that could house maybe several thousand tourists at a time and yet would http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-679503.html I39ve been back in New Delhi for the past week after three weeks in Bodhgaya. For nonBuddhist readers Bodhgaya is in Bihar State which is in central northeastern India near Nepal. Bodhgaya is like the Mecca or Jerusalem of Buddhism as it is the location where Shakyamuni Buddha the forth Buddha of this world system attained enlightenment 2500 years ago beneath the bodhi tree. We are curren http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-675887.html Hiya folksSorry for the delay. Things have been kind of hectic with sightseeing Vipassana courses tabla lessons and all. So I'm just now getting around to the first official travel blog post yes two months into the trip. In this post I will cover my Vipassana course February 1627 in Bodh Gaya. There will then be a bit of backtracking as the next post will cover the month of January http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-582949.html die inder machen fotos von uns westlerwir kleiden uns wie die inder und die inder moechten so aussehen wie wirbodhgaya ist wunderschoen und ein toller ort zum praktizierenverlaesst man aber den geschuetzten bereich so ist es ausser laut und aggressiv nur laut und...ich fang an wuensche zu machen nicht als inder wiedergeboren zu werden.apropos heut hab ich geburtstag... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-548530.html Hier kwam de rust helemaal tot mij.Na al de drukte van Mumbai en het stressy treintaxirichawtuktukbusverkeer kan ik terug adem op de plek waar boedha Nirvana bereikte. Mss niet verwonderlijk dat het net op deze plek is Boedhistische plekken hebben ook altijd die bepaalde energie over hen. You just feel the peace Hier zijn heeft echt iets magisch en toen ik onder de Bodi boom zat en er ee http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-545577.html Ok ich hab Euch ja schon diverse Bilder von BuddhaStatuen und Tempeln zugemutet aber Bodh Gaya und sein MahabodhiTempel sind etwas besonderes. Bodh Gaya ist eine der heiligsten Sttten des Buddhismus. Der buddhistischen Lehre zufolge erlangte Siddharta Gautama an diesem Ort unter einem BodhiBaum meditierend die Erleuchtung und wurde somit zum Buddha. Ein Nachfahre des ursprnglichen Bodhiba http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-534959.html Well know I've been to all the touristy areas around town. Two days ago my new friend Sunil took me to all the spots the cave where the Buddha meditated or six years his uncle's house and some old banyan trees.We also went to an intelligenceinsulting school. You want to know a surefire way to spot a scam in India They take you to the small school show you around to some kids sit you dow http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-519057.html There are not many tourists around it is easy to meet local friends and annoying pushers.Most folks are fine though and a surprising number roughly one fifth speak a bit of Bengali. Many of the middleaged men have spent time living and working in Kolkata.The Mahabodhi temple is fantastic. It is not quite so old although the history is palpable. Yesterday I had an evening walk. There were man http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-518362.html About a quarter of Kolkata's population is Bihari. They are usually laborers teastall owners richshaw pullers and the like. In a way they are Kolkata's Mexicans. When I meet one I usually say Manush Bihari atma thaga acche . Bihari people have strong souls. Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India less than 50.The land here is gorgeous. It is much dirier than West Bengal. I am supris http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-517834.html Meet Ravi. The stocky father of two has deep piercing eyes and the calm gentle demeanor of someone who practices advanced meditation. Ravi owns a guesthouse in Bodhgaya Bihar the town where the Buddha is said to have attained Enlightenment. Bodhgaya is the sole place in Bihar that regularly sees international visitors mostly Buddhists from other Asian countries coming to visit one of the holiest http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-511002.html Il y avait 2600 ans un prince qui se nommait Siddhartha Gautama a t nomm Buddha dessous un arbre bodhi ici mme Bodhgaya ce qui commena le Bouddhisme Larbre original qui se trouvait cette endroit a t transport au Sri Lanka mais on y retrouve encore un arbre vnr et sacr qui a t plant avec une graine provenant directement de larbre original qui se trouv http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-503905.html Hi againWe are finally at the beach in Goa and loving every minute of it Below are the pictures from our final adventure through Northern India. After the Taj Mahal we did a Buddhist trail through Varanasi Sarnath and Bodhgaya. We spent a day in Mumbai after a 30 hour train trip yes 30 hours then got back on an overnight train to Goa. And we'll be back on another overnight train to K http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-476175.html This one is for you Mr Edward Purle after all your constant questions and nagging I'm finally heading to Nepal The decision to go sums up exactly how things are done in India...on a whim I had all my plans laid out for going to Goa south India on the 18th Jan train tickets booked and ready for my 35 hour extravaganza of a journey Two nights ago I was helping a friend of mine decide whe http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-467859.html Welcome to Bihar the poorest and most troublesome state in India. So it should have been like living in Moss Side for the past few weeks then not likely The people here are amongst some of the friendliest I've met. Yes they have their troubles and the poverty level is on full show but it's definitely not as bad as people say. Bodhgaya a small town of 30000 people becomes a town of 3000 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Bihar/Bodh-Gaya/blog-466985.html