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::Pilgrimage to the Buddha Sacred Sites::
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IRCTC, the tourism arm of Indian Railways, in the year 2007, started running a fully
airconditioned special train named the Buddhist Circuit Special Tourist Train, touring
the Buddha Sacred Sites – Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Sravasti, Rajgir and
Kushinagar. Exhaustive details can be viewed on www.railtourismindia.com/buddha
This is an excellent opportunity for Vipassana meditators to do the pilgrimage in
a Safe, Reliable & Comfortable manner without the bother and hassle of organizing
multiple ticketing, local transport at different destinations and hotel stays.
Global Vipassana Foundation (GVF) has negotiated a special discount of 15 % with
IRCTC for the benefit of Vipassana mediators. IRCTC & GVF has additionally agreed
to structure in two slots of group meditation for the Vipassana meditators,
subject to the number of such meditators being not less than 10 on a given train.
The first, under the Bodhi tree in the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya and
the second, at Kushinagar. The group sittings will be scheduled for after
the close of visiting hours to the temple so as to provide a quiet environment for
group meditation. This would be subject to no other engagement happening on the
particular day in the temple premises.
The circuit of the Buddhist Circuit Special Tourist Train starts and ends at Delhi.
The forthcoming schedule and tariff appear below:
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Starting Date
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Ending Date
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2010
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Sept
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25th
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2nd Oct
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Oct
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16th & 30th
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23rd Oct & 6th Nov
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Nov
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13th & 27th
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20th Nov & 4th Dec
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Dec
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11th & 25th
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18th Dec & 1st Jan
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2011
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Jan
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8th & 22nd
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15th Jan & 29th Jan
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Feb
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12th & 26th
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19th Feb & 5th March
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Mar
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12th & 26th
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19th March & 2nd April
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Full Tour of 8 days / Full Fare (infants free, children 5-12 yrs 50%)
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Class
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Rack Rate
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15 % Discounted Rate
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USD
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USD
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First AC Coupe
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55,272
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1,176
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46,981
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1,000
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First AC
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48,650
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1,050
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41,353
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893
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2 Tier AC
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41,650
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875
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35,403
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744
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3 Tier AC
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34,650
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735
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29,453
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625
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For information & registration meditators must visit www.railtourismindia.com/buddha
and / or contact - Mr. Hemant Sharma,
Mobile No. 91- 9717644798,
Mr. Izhar Alam, Mobile No. 91- 9717635912,
IRCTC, Ground Floor, STC Building,
1-Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi -110001,
India. Tel: (91) (011) 23701100, 23701101,
Email: arunsrivastava@irctc.com ,
buddhisttrain@irctc.com
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