As we all are aware of the fact behind the Buddhist Tours is that an Indian prince left the opulence of his royal palace in search of truth of life. He meditated for long years and then finally after attaining enlightenment, he became Lord Buddha. He is well known for his principles of truth.

Earlier, there were no Buddhist statues; instead, they used images that symbolize the Buddha, such as lotus, the Wheel of the Law, the Bodhi tree and the Buddha’s footprints. However, slowly and eventually these were considered important and were used frequently, especially in Sri Lanka and Thailand that are considered as the Theravada Buddhist countries.

With the increasing popularity of Buddhism and more and more people visiting to Buddhist destinations, the Buddhism symbolism were enriched with cultures it came in contact with. This was majorly seen in Tibet, which has developed a rich symbolic tradition. Eight Auspicious Symbols are the central symbols of Tibetan Buddhism, also known as Ashtamangala in Sanskrit. Apart from it, Wheels of Life is another important symbol of Tibetan, representing universe.

Stupas are also symbol of Buddhism generally representing the enlightened mind of Buddha, the shape of stupas represents the five elements of life as such, the square base represents earth, the round dome is for water, the cone-shape is fire, the canopy is air, and the volume of the stupa is space.

Triple Gem is another symbol you will notice while you are on Buddhist Tours. It represents the core of Buddhism made up of three pillars names as dharma and Sangha (monks and nuns). It is believed that without his teaching there would have been no big difference, moreover, no spiritual community would have existed.

You can explore many other hidden factors apart from symbols related to Buddhism while you travel to the holy destination of Buddhism.