Indian Railways to run its first Buddhist Circuit train

Indian Railways will run its first Buddhist Circuit train from 20 to 26 October 2019 covering sites related to Gautam Buddha in India and Nepal. Key Highlights IRCTC will run train covering destinations such as- Lumbini (where Buddha was born) Bodhgaya (where Buddha gained enlightenment) Sarnath (where Buddha gave his first sermon) Kushinagar (where Buddha ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Buddhist Circuit train • Gautam Buddha • India • Indian Railways • Mahaparinirvana sutra • Nepal

Buddha Purnima

Buddha Purnima observed on May 18th marks the birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha and is celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists both in the entire world. Even though every full moon day is auspicious, the most important one is the full moon in May as all three major events of the life of Buddha took place ..

Topics: Buddha Purnima • Buddhists • enlightenment • Gautam Buddha • Hindus • Lord Vishnu • Lumbini • Mahaparinirvana. • Nirvana • salvation

Samantha Express

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will launch a new train Samantha Express on February 14 from Nagpur. The Samantha Express will cover prominent places associated with Gautam Buddha and chief architect of the Constitution Dr B R Ambedkar. Journey of Samantha Express The Samantha express will run through the following places: Chaityabhoomi (Mumbai): Dr Ambedkar was cremated ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Topics: B. R. Ambedkar • Bodhgaya • Chaityabhoomi • Deekshabhoomi • Gautam Buddha • Gaya • Gorakhpur • Indore • IRCTC • Kushinagar • Lumbini • Mhow • Mumbai • Nagpur • Nautanwa • Samantha Express • Sarnath • Varanasi

Australian art gallery to return 2000 year old Buddha idol to India

Canberra based art gallery in Australia has agreed to return a 2,000-year-old Indian-origin sculpture of Gautama Buddha back to India. The Sitting Buddha sculpture which was displayed in this gallery has its roots traceable to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. The sculpture is made of sandstone is an image and depicts very unique art of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Art and Culture • Australia • Buddhism • Current Affairs 2016 • Gautam Buddha

People from 11 countries take part in First Buddha Heritage Walk in Bihar

People from 11 countries have taken part in First Buddha Heritage Walk in Bihar. In this heritage walk over 500 pilgrims from 11 countries walked through a 13-km-long forest trail. They walked through the trail which Lord Gautam Buddha had taken to reach Rajgir from Bodh Gaya around 2,543 years ago. It was organized by ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Bihar • Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) • Current Affairs 2016 • First Buddha Heritage Walk • Gautam Buddha