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The four famous places of Buddhist Pilgrimage are Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar which are associated with the life and Teachings of the Lord Buddha.

Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha. The others are in India: Bodh Gaya was the place, under the pipal or Bo tree, where the Buddha was enlightened after practicing meditation for several years. Sarnath was the scene of His first teaching and Kushinagar was the place of His death or final Nirvana.

After the death of the Buddha, the relics of His body were collected from the funeral pyre and divided into eight parts. These were distributed to the claimants and Stupas, or burial mounds, were erected on the relics. The practice of pilgrimage in Buddhism probably started with visits to these places, the purpose of which was to achieve personal advantage such as rebirth in a good location, as well as to honor the great master. Thus the custom of pilgrimage has been widespread among Buddhist for many centuries and is common to both the Mahayana and Theravada traditions.

Some of the well-known Pilgrimage locations are Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Vaishali, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Balrampur, Sravasti, and others in Northern and Eastern India. In the central and Western India places like Amravati, Ajanta, Ellora, Sanchi and others are quite famous.

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