Vaishali

In Vaishali the Buddha taught the Third Turning of the Wheel, first ordained nuns, and was said to have been offered a bowl of honey by a monkey chief. Once a thriving and evolved Indian metropolis, Vaishali is now a dusty, almost abandoned site with scattered groupings of straw and mud huts nearby. Generally when we arrive a pilgrimage site, Geshe-la leads us in "korwa," which is circling the site three times. We also offer candles, incense, and sometimes khatag's (white ceremonial scarfs) in honor of the Buddha's teachings.