💨 Abstract

Hinduism's tradition of pilgrimage evolved from Buddhist practices in the 3rd century BCE, with the gathering of Buddhists at sites where the Buddha was or his relics were enshrined. The Mauryan emperor Ashoka declared he had visited and worshipped at Lumbini, the Buddha's birthplace. In the centuries that followed, pilgrimage sites sprung up all over India, particularly in trading centers.

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