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Kushinagar International Airport to facilitate commuting other destinations

Prime Minister's word on

Buddhism from Red Fort

Vaishali
Lumbini Patna
Nepal Kushinagar
Kapilavastu Nalanda
Gorakhpur

Bihar Rajgir
Sravasti

Bodhgaya
Varanasi
New Delhi Lucknow

international languages at important Buddhist
sites in the country have been put up including in
Mandarin/Putonghua languages at five Buddhist
sites in Uttar Pradesh. They included Sarnath,
Kushinagar and Sravasti. Similarly, since Sanchi
in Madhya Pradesh receives a large number of
tourists from Sri Lanka, signages in the Sinhalese
language have been put up there. “Ministry of
Tourism has taken several initiatives for the
development and promotion of Buddhist sites in
the country,” said Prahalad Singh Patel.
There is an ongoing project being carried out
at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore to develop Buddhist
Circuit in the country which is expected to be
completed this year itself. Union Minister for uddhism connects India with various
Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari said BAsian countries that Prime Minister
on October 17, 2018 that the ongoing project to elaborated upon in his Independence Day
develop the Buddhist Circuit will be completed by speech from Red Fort when he said, “Our
2020. ASEAN countries in the east, who are our
Some of the important Buddhist destinations maritime neighbours, also hold special
like Bodh Gaya, Nalanda and Rajgir in Bihar, importance. India has thousands of years
Sarnath, Kushinagar, Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh, old religious and cultural ties with these
Dhauli, Udayagiri, Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri countries. The traditions of Buddhism
in Odisha, Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh and connect us with them. Today, India is
Lumbini & Kapilvastu in Nepal are the places strengthening its cooperation not only in
with Buddhist footprints. Buddhist pilgrims and the field of security but also in the areas of
researchers wish to visit these places which is marine wealth with these countries.”
an age-old practice as well. n
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