35. The Four Places that Produce Enthusiasm

The Buddha identifies four locations that will inspire devotion in followers after his passing: his birthplace (Lumbini), the place of his Awakening (Bodh Gaya), where he first turned the Wheel of Dhamma (Sarnath), and the site of his final passing (Kusinārā). He explains that those who die while making a pilgrimage to these shrines with a confident heart will be reborn in a heavenly world, establishing a tradition of physical connection to the Dhamma.