The birth place of Buddhism, Bihar is most intimately linked to the Buddha's life, resulting in a trail of pilgrimages which have come to be known as the Buddhist Circuit.
The Buddhist trail covers Patna, where a museum contains a collection of Hindu and Buddhist sculptures as well as a terracotta urn said to contain the ashes ofLord Buddha; Bodh Gaya where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment; Vaishali, the site for the second Buddhist Council; Nalanda which is most famous for the Nalanda Universityand Rajgir,' the royal palace' the venue for the first Buddha Council.
Religious Circuits for the Boudh, Jain, Hindu, Sikh, and Islam religious are to be developed with special work plan to promote religious tourism making the religious circuits attractive with suitable tour packages and facilities.
Hindu, Boudh, jain, Ramayan, Sufi, Gandhi and Eco tourism have to find profound expression in development of tourist sites and sports.
Bihar will soon be seen in international and domestic tourism market as its government is planning to develop Nalanda as a tourist hub to attract more foreign and domestic travelers.
The tourism department is working on the master plan to develop Nalanda, on the line of Bodh Gaya, to provide facilities of international standard to tourists.
Infrastructure like road, hotels, resorts, ethnic cottage, auditorium, shopping complex, roadside cafeteria and toilets of international standard would be developed in Nalanda.
Ruins of the excavated site of 2,500-year old Nalanda University, considered to be one of the world's residential universities is a tourist destination in Bihar.
Nalanda, founded in the fifth century AD, was a famous seat of learning.
Though the Buddha(563 to 483 BC) has visited Nalanda several times, The centre of Buddhist learning shot to fame much later, during the 5th -12th centuries.
After Bodh Gaya Nalanda is most important destination for tourists in Bihar.
Bodh Gaya Town in Gaya District is considered the birth place of Buddhism.
The Buddhist trail covers Patna, where a museum contains a collection of Hindu and Buddhist sculptures as well as a terracotta urn said to contain the ashes ofLord Buddha; Bodh Gaya where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment; Vaishali, the site for the second Buddhist Council; Nalanda which is most famous for the Nalanda Universityand Rajgir,' the royal palace' the venue for the first Buddha Council.
Religious Circuits for the Boudh, Jain, Hindu, Sikh, and Islam religious are to be developed with special work plan to promote religious tourism making the religious circuits attractive with suitable tour packages and facilities.
Hindu, Boudh, jain, Ramayan, Sufi, Gandhi and Eco tourism have to find profound expression in development of tourist sites and sports.
Bihar will soon be seen in international and domestic tourism market as its government is planning to develop Nalanda as a tourist hub to attract more foreign and domestic travelers.
The tourism department is working on the master plan to develop Nalanda, on the line of Bodh Gaya, to provide facilities of international standard to tourists.
Infrastructure like road, hotels, resorts, ethnic cottage, auditorium, shopping complex, roadside cafeteria and toilets of international standard would be developed in Nalanda.
Ruins of the excavated site of 2,500-year old Nalanda University, considered to be one of the world's residential universities is a tourist destination in Bihar.
Nalanda, founded in the fifth century AD, was a famous seat of learning.
Though the Buddha(563 to 483 BC) has visited Nalanda several times, The centre of Buddhist learning shot to fame much later, during the 5th -12th centuries.
After Bodh Gaya Nalanda is most important destination for tourists in Bihar.
Bodh Gaya Town in Gaya District is considered the birth place of Buddhism.