This is the description of the pilgrimage that happened in January 2023.

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Next January, Lama Samten and Tenzin Gawa (Jason) will fly to South India for a 8-day meditation retreat in Gajang Kongpo Monastery, together with a visit the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in North India, like Bodhgaya and Sarnath. You are welcome to join us. We ask certain essential prerequisites, in order to take full advantage of this spiritual journey. The best preparation would be to have followed the Courses given at Paramita Centre : Calm-Abiding Meditation Course and Lamrim (Buddhist Philosophy) Course; or else, if you already studied and practiced Buddhism since a while. You can see here the video of our retreat at Gajang Kongpo monastery in 2017. The price of the stay should be approximately 2950$, including all meals, lodging and visits. You have to add on top of that the price of the international flight.

Contact : contact@paramitacentre.org

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Here is a preview of our program:

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Jan. 26th: Departure from Toronto

Jan. 27th: Arrive in Delhi. Night in Delhi hotel.
Jan. 28th: Visit Delhi.

Jan 29th: Flight to Bodhgaya. Meditation and teachings under the Bodhi Tree, in Bodhgaya, where the Buddha achieved Enlightenment.

Jan 30th: Visit the place where Buddha practiced ascetic life for 6 years and received the milk and rice pudding from Sujata at Niranjana River before achieving Enlightenment.

Jan 31st: Visit the ruin of Nalanda University and Vulture peak, where Buddha taught the Prajnaparamita (perfection of widsom)

Feb. 1: Flight to Varanasi. Night in the Tibetan Monastery of Sarnath

Feb 2: Meditation and Teachings in Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first teaching : the Fourn Noble Truths. Visit of Varanasi and the Ganga River in the evening.
Feb. 3: Flight to Hubli. Arrive at Monastery. Rest & meet the monks in Gajang Kongpo Monastery
Feb 4 to 11: Retreat of Meditation and Teachings at Gajang Kongpo Monastery
Feb 12: Transfer to Hubli and Bengalore
Feb. 13: Fly Back to Toronto.