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Showing posts with label buddha pictures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buddha pictures. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

buddha at buddha garden (delhi)

   Buddha Garden becomes a centre of activity on Buddha purnima.Buddhist believers visit this place on that day and become a part of cultural program every year.Buddha Garden or buddha Jayanti park is one of the newly constructed park in Delhi.It marked the attainment of Nirvana by Buddha 2500 years back.The park is lush green with loads of big tree standing in salute to Buddha.This garden is located in the forest area of ridge of south Delhi.The original sapling of Bodhi Tree was transported from Sri Lanka to mark the occasion.The Bodhi tree gave shelter to Lord Buddha when he was meditating for attainment of enlightenment.Kunal,the son of Ashoka took a sapling from Bodhi tree and placed it in Sri Lanka .

Buddha Jayanti Park is also famous among couples who hang around the garden from morning till evening spending time with each other.
buddha

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Buddha pictures

Munirka Buddha vihara is located in front of Jawaharlal nehru university.It was a hub of buddhist activities some years ago but now a reminder of past.Buddha idols can be seen all over the place.
buddha temple
buddha pictures at munirka vihara