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Buddhists consider '''pilgrimage''' (Tib. ''nékor''; [[Wyl.]] ''gnas skor'') —the visiting of holy places blessed by great beings during the course of Buddhist | Buddhists consider '''pilgrimage''' (Tib. ''nékor''; [[Wyl.]] ''gnas skor'')—the visiting of holy places blessed by great beings during the course of Buddhist history—as an important means of accumulating [[merit]]. The tradition is actually inspired by the [[Buddha]] himself. As the [[Mahaparinirvana Sutra]] explains, when he was about to pass into [[parinirvana]], people around him asked him who would there be to guide people if he were to display passing away. He replied that for people in the future to visit the four great holy places would be like meeting him in actuality. | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HMP_xVJFss Khandro Rinpoche on doing pilgrimage] | |||
[[Category: Pilgrimage]] | [[Category: Pilgrimage]] | ||
Revision as of 12:16, 11 February 2010
Buddhists consider pilgrimage (Tib. nékor; Wyl. gnas skor)—the visiting of holy places blessed by great beings during the course of Buddhist history—as an important means of accumulating merit. The tradition is actually inspired by the Buddha himself. As the Mahaparinirvana Sutra explains, when he was about to pass into parinirvana, people around him asked him who would there be to guide people if he were to display passing away. He replied that for people in the future to visit the four great holy places would be like meeting him in actuality.