Myanmar plans Bagan-Lumbini direct flights for Buddhist pilgrims

Lumbinī is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in Nepal where, according to Buddhist tradition, Gautama Buddha achieved enlightenment. - Wikimedia Commons

MYANMAR (Eleven Media Group/ANN): Aviation authorities are planning to run direct flights between Bagan and Lumbini for Buddhist pilgrims in Myanmar, according to the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism.

“We are trying to arrange a pilgrimage from Angkor Wat, Bagan, Lumbini, Gaya, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Sri Lanka to Shwe Dagon Pagoda.