Nalanda and the Bamboo Grove October 27 – 28, 2008 A short ride from Rajgir, one arrives at Nalanda, where is found the vast red brick ruins of a great Buddhist university, and one of the…

Rajgir & Vulture Peak October 26, 2008 [Click photos for a closer look.] The sunlight was barely discernible as we boarded the musty buses in Bodghaya for what became a six hour trip to Rajgir.  A…

Sujata’s Village – Bodhgaya October 24 – 25 Bodhgaya is the most holy, best known, and undoubtedly the most dangerous stop on the Buddhist pilgrimage route in Bihar- the poorest state of India that takes its…