Pilgrimage to Buddhist India: Dharma Talk by Rose Martin

Recorded on March 9, 2024.Rose Martin is a lay ordained, senior student of Sunyana Graef Roshi, who is the founder and Abbot of the Vermont Zen Center and a Dharma Heir of Philip Kapleau Roshi (author of The Three Pillars of Zen). Along with her husband, Roshi Rafe Martin, Rose is a personal disciple of Philip Kapleau Roshi, and is presently head of zendo at Endless Path Zendo.In the Footsteps of the Buddha: A Buddhist Pilgrimage (February 10-23, 2024) was led by tour leaders Buddha Path.  Rose writes of the experience: On the pilgrimage we visited sites of deepest significance to Buddhist tradition and history -- the places where the Buddha was born (Lumbini), where he spent his childhood (Kapilavastu), attained full enlightenment, (Bodhgaya), as well as various places where he actually taught, meditated, and finally passed away and entered parinirvana (Sarnath.) We saw the remains of ancient monasteries and stupas as well as temples and villages that have changed little since the time of the Buddha 2,500 years ago. We also visited the Buddhist cave-temples of Ajanta and Ellora with their awe-inspiring paintings and sculptures, (declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO). Photo credit: Buddha at Ajanta Caves, India, by Rose MartinBooks by Roshi Rafe MartinTalks on YouTubeMore information at endlesspathzen.org