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In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. Members of many major religions participate in pilgrimages. A person who makes such a journey is called a pilgrim. Buddhism offers four sites of pilgrimage: the Buddha's birthplace at Lumbini, the site where he attained Enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, where he first preached at Sarnath, and where he achieved Parinirvana at Kusinagara. The Holy Land acts as a focal point for the pilgrimages of the Abrahamic religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Bahá'í Faith. In the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, the visitation of certain ancient cult-centers was repressed in the 7th century BCE, when worship was restricted to the LORD at the temple in Jerusalem. In Syria, the shrine of Astarte at the headwater spring of the river Adonis survived until it was destroyed by order of Emperor Constantine in the 4th century. In mainland Greece, a stream of individuals made their way to Delphi or the oracle of Zeus at Dodona, and once every four years, at the period of the Olympic games, the temple of Zeus at Olympia formed the goal of swarms of pilgrims from every part of the Hellenic world. When Alexander the Great reached Egypt, he put his whole vast enterprise on hold, while he made his way with a small band deep into the Libyan desert, to consult the oracle of Ammun. During the imperium of his Ptolemaic heirs, the shrine of Isis at Philae received many votive inscriptions from Greeks on behalf of their kindred far away at home. Although a pilgrimage is normally viewed in the context of religion, the personality cults cultivated by communist leaders ironically gave birth to pilgrimages of their own. Prior to the demise of the USSR in 1991, a visit to Lenin's Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow can be said to have had all the characteristics exhibiting a pilgrimage—for Communists. This type of pilgrimage to a personality cult is still evident today on people who pay visits of homage to Mao Zedong, Kim Il Sung, and Ho Chi Minh. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License For my christianity coursework I am to talk about Bethlehem being a place of pilgrimage.I need help? Q. Explain why any two places have become centres of Christian pilgrimage. I've talked about the shepherds how they were visited by the angel and told to go and see Jesus. But how do i link that to the question? Is this a reason why people go to Bethlehem for pilgrimage? And also the same about the 3 wise men? How is that linked to the reason of pilgrimage? Any other reasons why it is a place of pilgrimage? Asked by ohmissy1993 - Sun Aug 24 16:37:28 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Lord of Lords and Prince of everlasting Life, was born in the Royal Town of David, Bethlehem which is in Palestine. Church of the Nativity, birth place of Jesus Christ, Bethlehem in Palestine. Hallelulja - Handel's Messiah Away in a Manger Bethlehem 2007 Christmas in Bethlehem Palestine cancelled The You-Tube video link below, gets you lots of video clips about Bethlehem today - the present situation there is not always good. Church of the Nativity - Bethlehem Palestine In 2007 Christians once more began returning to Bethlehem for the Christmas pilgrimage. Why do Christians go on a pilgrimage to Bethlehem? Google Search Link Answered by CLIVE H - Mon Aug 25 02:26:31 2008 Do not practising Christians can gain anything from making a pilgrimage? Q. Do not practicing Christians can gain anything from making a pilgrimage? So people who are Christians but don't go to church regularly or pray etc. if they went on a pilgrimage will they gain anything? thank you -xx- Asked by DARRYL - Mon Dec 7 16:02:16 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. You are talking about spiritual benefits, which are very hard to measure objectively. It is certainly possible that a journey to some religious site might have an unexpected transforming effect on the personality of a traveler regardless of his prior spiritual attitude, but it might not. Answered by skepsis - Mon Dec 7 16:09:48 2009 How to plan the pilgrimage in and around Mangalore?
Q. I plan to visit Kollur, Udupi and other temples from Chennai. How can I Plan it economically and confortably? Can anybody sugest? Asked by srinivasan_balakumar - Fri Mar 20 02:48:52 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Train 2667, Chennai 17:00, Mangalore 08:45. By bus jd@redbus.in Chennai to Mangalore -675 km and it takes 12 hrs 1.KSRTC rajhans ex bus --dept-11.00hrs (chennai)--Reach Mangalore at 4.45 hrs =17 hrs total--fare--Rs 520 2.KSRTC Airavat---dept 15.00hrs (che)--man(06.00 hrs --15 hrs total-fare Rs 915 Another bus leaves at 14.00 hrs www.redbus.in Mangalore Hpo, Mangalore - 575001 Chennai to Mangalore Flights Book flights from Chennai to Mangalore. No Airline Flight Num Departure Time Chennai (MAA) Arrival Time Mangalore (IXE) Duration Fare (Rs.) Including Taxes 1 Kingfisher IT 2741 06:00 AM 08:30 AM 2h 30m 4375 /- 2 Kingfisher IT 2882 07:35 AM 01:30 PM 5h 55m 4375 /- 3 Kingfisher MAA -> BLR -> IXE 08:45 AM 06:30… [cont.] Answered by asimboral - Fri Mar 20 05:08:51 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Pilgrimage"  news.google.com Weekly Times Now But those who make the annual pilgrimage to the Peppin-Shaw Riverina Ewe Flock Competition reckon it's about the best thing you can do if you are a Merino ... and more » news.google.com Independent The British Museum will stage a pioneering exhibition on the history of the Hajj the Muslim pilgrimage bringing many ... and more » news.google.com Geek.com Looks like print folks have to put their faith in Apple as publishing execs reportedly pilgrimage the Cupertino sanctuary for a sign of a mythical tablet ... and more » From Google News Search: "Pilgrimage" From Yahoo Image Search: "Pilgrimage"  uweccivilrightspilgrimage.blogspot.com Kimera Way Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:32:00 GM UWEC Civil Rights . Pilgrimage. . Friday, January 15, 2010. Little Rock. Today we spent a good bit of time at the visitors center for the Little Rock Central High, which is a national park now. I was most impressed by the college students ...  places.designobserver.com Design Observer ue, 12 Jan 2010 18:46:52 GM For the virtual traveler on a wintry day: take A . Pilgrimage. to the Solar Electric Generating Stations in the Mojave Desert, with Alexis Madrigal of Inventing Green. Via Rob Holmes at Mammoth. [NL] uweccivilrightspilgrimage.blogspot.com Beth Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:56:00 GM Though I would like the weather to be A LOT warmer than it is... I have had a blast the first two days on the trip! This morning we went to Ebenezer Baptist Church where MLK Sr. & Jr. both were pastors, which is also right down the ... From Google Blog Search: "Pilgrimage" |
