With Covid restrictions easing, the Indian Railways is luring NRIs and wealthy Indians with its premium, 5-star hotel like Buddhist Circuit train for travellers who are interested to visit various Buddhist pilgrimage sites. The train will cover Buddhist destinations, including Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Lumbini in Nepal and Gonda.
“In the Mahaparinirvana sutra, the Buddha tells his followers that they can attain merit and a noble rebirth by going on pilgrimage to the places where he was born (Lumbini), gained enlightenment (Bodhgaya), first taught (Sarnath), and attained Nirvana (Kushinagar),” said IRCTC on the official Buddhist Circuit train website.
The package is being offered for travel between November 2021- March 2022.
