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A video tour of the Buddhist pilgrimage sites of India with Ringu Tulku -
Video and photo journey with soundtrack

Footsteps of the Buddha
Buddhist Pilgrimage to sacred sites in India and Nepal
Running Time: 120 minutes approx
Music soundtrack includes: Ravi Shankar; Anoushka Shankar; Eddie Vedder; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Tony Kaltenburg; Shakti; Trikaal


In December 2006 students of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche met in Bodh Gaya, India to take part in the Monlam Chenmo Prayer Festival. They then embarked on a Buddhist pilgrimage visiting the holy Buddhist sites of India & Nepal. Please join us in this visual feast as we travel by bumpy plane, coach, jeep, taxi, cycle rickshaw, tuk tuk, horse & wagon, chairlift and feet for a trip of a life time.
Footage includes:
Bodh Gaya Monlam Chenmo Prayer Festival, Where the Buddha attained Enlightenment.
Sravasti Where the Buddha remained for 25 years during the vassavasa ‘rain retreat’.
Kapilavastu Where the Buddha spent the first thirty years of his life.
Kathmandu Swayambhu Stupa dedicated to the Adi-
Nalanda Renowned monastic University.
Varanasi Ancient Holy city on the River Ganges.
Sarnath Buddha first taught The Four Noble Truths.
Kushinagar Buddha passed away into Parinirvana.
Rajgir The place The Buddha taught The Heart Sutra.
Lumbini Birth place of the Buddha.

