Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh

Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh

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Category : National Published on: October 20 2021

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  • Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the groundwork for the Kushinagar International Airport and other projects in Uttar Pradesh.
  • It is worth noting that, following Lucknow and Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh is set to get its third international airport today, and the new airport will help Buddhist pilgrims in India with their air travel needs.
  • The Kushinagar Foreign Airport, which is expected to cost Rs 260 crore, will allow domestic and international pilgrims to visit Lord Buddha's MahaparinirvanaSthal and will serve as a link between Buddhist pilgrimages holy places around the world.

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  • Buddhism is a religion that originated in India and is based on a set of basic teachings credited to Gautama Buddha. It began as a Sramana custom in ancient India and expanded throughout Asia between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.
  • Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon: Sarnath (Banaras)
  • First Buddhist Council held: Rajagir
  • Buddha got enlightenment: At the age of 35
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