3rd June 2009 A person who goes on a pilgrimage to any sacred place does so for a variety of spiritual reasons: seek guidance from God, draw closer to God, give thanks for a blessing, spend an extended time in prayer, seek forgiveness for sins, visit place considered sacred for some reason, be with people who share the same faith. People of every major religious group go on pilgrimage. Jews go on pilgrimage to the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) of the destoyed Temple in Jerusalem. Jews believe that the temple was the holiest place on Earth because it was in the Holy of Holies that the Ark of the Covenant stood. In the Ark were placed some manna from the time in the wilderness, the rod which Aaron used to bring water from a rock and the tablets on which were written the Ten Commandments. Christians go on pilgrimage to the Holy Land where Jesus lived, was crucified and rose from the dead. Anglican Christians go on pilgrimage to Cantebury Cathedral, the see of their spiritual leader, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Catholic Christians also have numerous sacred sites of pilgrimage: the Holy Land, Rome, and the places where they believe the Virgin Mary appeared (e.g. Lourdes in France, Knock in Ireland, Fatima in Portugal) Muslims go on pilgrimage to Mecca, and its surrounding area, in Saudia Arabia. Here they visit places associated with Muhammad and spend time in prayer. Buddhists have numerous places of pilgrimage, the 4 main ones being: * Lumbini in Nepal, the birth place of the Buddha. * Bodh Gaya where the Buddha became enlightenes. * Sarnath where he delivered his first teaching * Kusinagar in India where he attained mahapaprinirvana (died and did not reincarnate). Hindus have numerous places of pilgrimage. Sikhs go on pilgrimage to the Golden Temple in Amristar in India.
The Hajj which is the pilgrimage to mecca.
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the leader of the pilgrimage of grace was Robert Aske
because it is Muslim and it has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries
A pilgrimage means a trip with a purpose, , so it could be said that if a person who wants to return to the place of their birth are going on a pilgrimage.
No, only Muslims are allowed to visit Mecca for religious pilgrimage, known as Hajj or Umrah. Non-Muslims are not permitted to enter the city for tourism purposes.
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The only role religion has is that people tend to visit religious places for Pilgrimage and this itself creates a multi million industry for tourism.
a lesser pilgrimage is a pilgrimage that is lesser than the normal pilgrimage
An expeditionA pilgrimage
India is privileged to have endless tourist attractions such as beautiful hill stations, pilgrimage destinations, incredible historical monuments, wildlife sanctuaries and cultural attractions.
the impact of going on a pilgrimage is that you have new knowledge and a new understanding of God. you can also be impacted by being healed or having sins forgiven or maybe witnessing a miracle. xx
Anyone can go on a pilgrimage, it just depends on what their pilgrimage is about.
What is a sentence for pilgrimage?
Pilgrimage is a noun.
What was a "Pilgrimage Road?"
Will you join me on my pilgrimage?