DOI: 10.30792/2949-5768-2024-9-109-112
BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE TO INDIAN DHARAMSALA
Nagmitova Regina Baironva – postgraduate student of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Institute of Mongolian Studies, Buddhology and Tibetology SB RAS (Ulan-Ude, Russia).
E-mail: rnagmitova@mail.ru.
The article is devoted to the pilgrimage route to India, which has significant religious and spiritual significance for Buddhists. Pilgrimage, being an important aspect of Buddhist practice, includes visiting sacred places, performing rituals and prayers, and making spiritual efforts to achieve purification and reunification with the highest reality. In Buddhism, pilgrimage contributes to the deepening of faith, enrichment of meditation and spiritual development, and the preservation of cultural heritage. Particular attention is paid to the route to the Teachings of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. The route continues to the town of Rewalsar, famous for its lake and statue of Padmasambhava, as well as its meditation caves. Pilgrimage to Dharamsala and its surrounding areas has become popular due to the residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, where teachings and seminars are regularly held, attracting pilgrims and tourists from all over the world.
