Sri Lanka's Top Travel Tips Guide | Arrival in Colombo
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- Want to know what to do and see in Sri Lanka? Is it your first time visiting Colombo and this incredible tropical island? Then this video is for you!
Alex and Marko the Vagabrothers share their top travel tips for Sri Lanka in this epic travel guide, the first in a seven video vlog series that shows you the absolute best of Sri Lanka. From Colombo to Sigiriya, Mirissa to Ella and Kandy to Nuwara Eliya. Get ready for an unforgettable adventure! #SriLanka #Travel #TravelVlog
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Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful countries I have visited...marvelous
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Can’t wait to visit Sri Lanka this April 😍🥰
Yeah come here
U'll love it
I was in Sri Lanka like 4-6 years ago and i Absoludly loved it.
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hope you come again ❤️❤️
Been twice - it's my favourite spot on the entire globe.
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Omggggg you’re in Sri Lanka! It’s amazing, my profile picture on CZcams is me sat on the Nine Arches Bridge in Ella!
Thank you and welcome back sir ❤🙏
Ishara Abeyratne thanks Ishara! Will definitely be back soon!!😅
Thanks Harry...
Nice !! ❤️😘
It's pleasure Harry
I've seen so many travel videos about Sri Lanka. But I haven't watched a video with this much of accuracy. About 99.9% facts here are true. Keep up the good work. Ayubowan!
Yes brother. They know very well amount
Im from malaysia..but usally live hear...but honestly sri lanka is 1000×times better than india...amazing hospitality..clean environment ....very humble locals
Thank you so much AB.... And thats the fact
thank you..no Indians never understand this
@@sachinthaniranga5136 In case of clean cities and pure services i agree with you from India. But, For notice, you have less population with less corrupted politicians and we have high population with more corrupted politicians. So, it became a challenge but younger generations can make it happen.
In terms of technological development, Sri Lanka is way down compared to India. There is actually no comparison. However, on a social level, in providing services to the people, Sri Lanka used to be ahead of India for many years. We had an excellent civil service, impartial judiciary and reasonably good transportation facilities. Sri Lanka did very well in main areas that determined the quality of life, such as literacy, health care, infant mortality etc and maintained a fairly reasonable form of democracy for a few years after independence.
India fought very hard for independence from Britain. But Jinnah’s insistence to carve out a separate Muslim state put the other leaders of the independence struggle completely off balance. They were saddled with seemingly insurmountable problems right from the start. Separation of Pakistan and the resulting Hindu - Muslim riots polarized the two countries to a considerable extent. The never ending border disputes with Pakistan and China is still a problem for the government of India. Besides, it is a very big country with varieties of very vocal ethnic groups. They have one seventh of the world population and therefore they are destined to have one seventh of the world problems too. But still, successive leaders of the country should be credited for maintaining democracy for so long in such a big country. I have been there for the first time in 1974 and recently in 2005. The extent of development within a span of about 30 years was astronomical. If they keep up the momentum, India will be a superpower in the next 25 years.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand obtained independence without any struggle and without any loss of lives. Britain was not interested in holding Sri Lanka as a colony after granting independence to the neighboring big country. Consequently, Sri Lankan political leaders, democratically elected to run the country seem to have not appreciated the value of independence.
Initially, everything looked rosy and we were considered second only to Japan in economic progress. Winston Churchill portrayed Sri Lanka as a pearl of the Indian Ocean. The charismatic former Prime Minister and the founding father Singapore, Lee Kwan Yew saw Sri Lanka as a model nation and wanted Singapore to emulate us. But years later, he pointed Sri Lanka as model to be discarded. So what went wrong?
It is a classic example of democracy gone crazy. The failure of parliamentary politics and the entrenchment of ethnic politics led to many years of civil war. Growth of the two party systems coincided with the deterioration of ethnic relations in the country. Minority Tamils were continuously used as pawns by the Sinhalese politicians to win elections. Basic rights of Tamils were taken away. Making Sinhalese as the official language, followed by the introduction of proportional admission to the universities (instead of on merit) made our politicians to protest vehemently. Their protest fell on deaf ears and periodic riots incited by some politicians to antagonize the minority Tamils became very common. All these atrocities perpetrated with impunity led the Tamil youths to take up arms. Many people point an accusing finger on Tamils for creating and coddling with rebel groups specially the LTTE without thinking who created LTTE. President Jayawardene, a seasoned politician - Prime Minister of all the citizens on the country said immediately after the 1983 ethnic riots that he doesn’t care about the minority Tamils. His consecutive actions indicated that he really meant it. Political leaders like him created LTTE and not the Tamil population.
The lack progress in Sri Lanka is because of many years of civil war. When Indian leaders moved slowly to build their country, Sri Lankan politicians did their best to move the country backwards. The country needs many years to recover from the effects of the long civil war -and to attain financial stability to run a proper government.
The current leadership is relatively new and they appear to be on the right track especially with ethnic reconciliation efforts. But whether the attitude will last is a matter of concern to many of us who are old enough understand the partisan politics in the country. Past history is not favorable to predict any positive outcome. If the leaders join together to solve the ethnic problem (without thinking the end of the war solved all the problem), Sri Lanka could rise up again.
@Unikoon Systems The question is so biased.
Just because Sri Lanka has higher GDP per capita, it doesn’t mean its more developed. You are looking at only Colombo. Have you seen Navi Mumbai? or how about Vashi, Pune, Mysore, Mangalore, Hassan, Panjim, Calicut, Cochin, Pondichery? How about New Gurugram, Noida, Gangtok, Surat, Shillong…pick any of these cities, their standard of living is very high.
If you want stats, then Just the GDP of city of Mumbai (not the whole state of Maharashtra), is almost thrice the GDP of whole of Sri Lanka.
I’m not trying to take away the credit from the Sri Lankans. They are great people. Even after decades of war, they have achieved wonders (better explained by Benedict Joseph ‘s answer). But you are comparing apples and oranges here. Total population of Sri Lanka is minuscule compared to India. Hell, total number of people in India below poverty line is many times the total population of Sri Lanka. So you cannot generalize and say ALL of Sri Lanka is more developed than ALL of India.
Sri Lanka looks incredible!
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏❤❤❤❤
Thanks jess and yes it is....
Thanks my dear
Sri Lanka is such an unexplored part of the world. Most people only go to India. I am so happy you have made a video exploring it and showing its beauty. Hopefully it can inspire other people, and hopefully travel bloggers like myself to go, so that people can experience this hidden gem!
Also I loved Carries cameo!
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country madam ❤💐🙏❤❤❤
Just come ones and see the difference..sure u will love it the paradise...
U will.definately love our country.. And its a clean county
This is what the Sri Lankan government is doing to its minorities. facebook.com/100011847002766/posts/486818901723006/
@@KethTamilTubing poda naye
I am from Sri lanka but have lived in the United states for over a decade, you guys hands down so far have captured the essence of what it is to be there, focusing on the culture and spiritual aspect, the only other person that did sri lanka justice as a traveller was Anthony Bourdain , and this is high praise to be compared to him. keep doing what you guy's are doing , im off to istanbul , sri lanka and maldive in 4 weeks!
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Srilanka is beautiful Buddhist country . 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰
Yep they made sure of that during the Civil war, killing off 50% hindu population.
@@user-pf3hd3db6l 50% hindus??? Killing .
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Shame on u bloody idiot
Even your language is uncultured and filthy.
@@user-pf3hd3db6l czcams.com/video/kLIt6g968B8/video.html
@@user-pf3hd3db6l Did hindi movie tell you that?😂
It's really stunning! Love Sri Lanka and the Buddha temples. You get a new suscriber 💙 I can't wait for the next video.
Was born in Colombo and adopted at a 1 month old would love to visit and lurn more from others now I am 38 looks beautiful there
I'm travelling to Sri Lanka next year, so really looking forward to your vlogs :)
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏
Its a one stop for many 😀
You can see mountains.... beaches.... n taste lovely foods ❤💐🙏
Also the people are very friendly !
@Teona Karchava are you travelling alone? I've been thinking about it within a year or two. I'd like to know how it goes 😊
Take me with you hahaha
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As a Sri Lankan I have to highly recommend visiting this beautiful nation . It is filled with a huge variety of landscapes and the vast cultural aspect is amazing
Nice one guys, Sri Lanka looks amazing, looking forward to more videos from there.
Cheers Gabriel 🙌🏼
hi, i am your subscribe, go sri lanka
Gabriel, when are you going to visit Sri Lanka? Have been waiting for you to do some awesome videos in Sri Lanka. Love to see them soon.
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏
Gabriel u will 😍❤Sri lanka...just come and explore it...any support ask me
Sri Lanka is at the top of my travel list! I'm hoping to get there at the end of the year and this has inspired me to make it happen! Awesome stuff boys ❤️
It's definitely worth going! A bit of a trek but so cool. Where are you based?
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏❤❤❤❤💐💐💐
@@vagabrothers currently I'm in Hong Kong but I've been checking out south-east Asia for the past couple months - also seen your series on that! ❤️
You welcome to my contry
Thank you so much guys for visiting our beloved country, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Sri Lanka looks amazing
I would like marry guy in Srilanka and stay here.
My soul stay here.
But... I have not any bf in Srilanka
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@@SereneSarai try me 😂😂
@@KethTamilTubing Been in the country during the war times, these are all false claims. don't trust my word, travel to the areas and speak to the people. you'll find out.
WOW guys, amazing video! I've been wanting to go to Sri Lanka for the greatest time and you guys do it great justice. Thumbs up!
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it :)
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏
Yes its so true.its a tropical island .nice weather ,crazy blue beach...actually its a paradise
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My first stop in December 🇱🇰 Can’t wait to see what you will show us 🎥🙌🏽
Awesome!! You’re going to love it. Tons of great videos coming at you!
C'est chere mois de decembre.
Wow surprisingly Sri Lanka is very beautiful country!and how you present this vedio is spectacular!the editing the vediograper how you guys present in this vedio are AMAZING!happy to watch this again and again ^____^
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏
fantastic guys , sri lanka looks awesome , waiting for more great adventures
It is awesome!! Thanks for tuning in
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏
I Hope to be there soon
Always wanted to go to Sri Lanka but haven't made it there yet - it's definitely on the list
It's worth it! Where are you based? It can be quite a long flight
Hi guys - we are actually travelling full time - we are currently in Spain, heading to Central America in Jan for 5 months - we're based in UK so would most likely fly from there - love you're channel !! Thanks Chris & Marianne
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏
Sri Lanka is one stop for many 😀
Foods to beaches to mountains..... many are there to enjoy !
& the people are very respectful and friendly ❤
Thanks @@IsharaAbeyratne we will come to Sri Lanka for sure - thanks
welcome to srilanka wonder off Asia 🇱🇰😊
Yes guys. I did join :) and I'm just waiting for another parts of Sri Lanka!
More videos on the way next week!
We are warmly welcome you to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏
I have been waiting for this video Since i saw your instagram post on Sri Lanka. I have planned to travel to sri lanka in december for 2 wks.. and this will help me a lot!! Thank You So Much!!
Awesome!! You're going to love Sri Lanka. Make sure you stay tuned for the rest of the 7 part series!
I had my honeymoon there. I walked that beach with my wife....where are the kites? There’s always kites there
At Colombo ? Gall face sir ????
We are warmly welcome you back agin to visit and see the beauty of our country ❤💐🙏
Tony Glenholmes #Srilanka government bane d kites
@@Ceylontamizhan01 Hi, are you sure ?
Is this in Colombo ?
I dont think so.
Mostly August month is the kite month of Sri Lanka. This video had beet shooted after kite month.
the feminine touch by Carrie is so awesome!
Adding to my bucket list)
You are awesome👍🏻👏🏻😉
Thanks.
Definitely worth a spot on your bucket list. Will you be watching live with us in 45 minutes?
vagabrothers For sure!
Keep going dears.
Please let me know if u will be in UAE.
Even transiting thru Dubai.
Its a one stop for many 😀
Foods to beaches to mountains...... many ❤💐🙏
Your guys videos get better and better....i keep adding places to my bucket list because of you guys haha. Not to mention, your around the world video has motivated me to take 3 to 6 months off to travel the world!
Awesome to hear that our videos helped you decide to take the leap Chelsea! Stay curious and keep exploring!
@@vagabrothers plz make video on spain and portugal and its rich islamic history for 800yrs
Alex, Carrie and Marko, if all goes well, Sri Lanka will happen this year soon. With God's blessings 🔥⛰️🏞️🚘🙏📷 Namaste from Kolkata 🙏 India
This is an amazing guide to visit Sri Lanka!! I shared this with many of my non-Srilankan friends. You guys are awesome. 🙏
I'm in Sri Lanka right now hahahaha! But just for more 3 days. Unfortunately, cheers mates!
Where in Sri Lanka are you Victor??
@@vagabrothers Colombo at Kingsbury hotel
Hope you had a good time sir ❤🙏💐
@@IsharaAbeyratne always a good time in 🇱🇰! Thanks!
@@vic1918 colombo there is nothing dear..just try ella,nuwara eliya, galle, hikkaduwa and kandy
The production quality keeps getting better! Sri Lanka looks amazing!
Thank you so much for showing love in our country! Hope y’all had a good time! Visit some time soon and there’s a lot more to explore throughout the country! Happy new year!
welcome to my buddhist country srilanka 🇱🇰
I am very proud to be srilankan this is my country...i love my country 🇱🇰 ❤❤❤❤❤
Their architecture is amazing! Definitely on my bucket list!
I need to go to Sri Lanka! Inspiring as always and very nice to have feminine energy with Carrie 💚.
Pretty dope.... Never thought about traveling there but def looks très intéressant 👍🏽... and now I know not to turn my back to a buddha in the temple, I need the nbc "the more you know" sign now lol
Haha cheers Jay!!!
I'am also Sri Lankan.. massive happiness because of you guys..I love my motherland..🕊️♥️✨
What an incredible country. Sri Lanka is special 🇱🇰
GOOD JOB guys, well researched. Well done !!! we respect you as a Sri Lankan.
Beautiful vlog. Amazing work guys. So proud of my nation 😍
Thank you all for coming to my beautiful country, Sri Lanka. A very creatively made video Vagabrothers. Job well done!
Absolutely stunning! Great job!!
LOOOOOVE THISSSSS THANK YOU FOR CREATING THIS MAGICAL VIDEO OF MY HOMELAND!!
We loved your Homeland 🙏🏼
Thank'z for visit my country #srilanka and enjoy guy's well ❤️❤️
It was our pleasure Mahesh!
Absolutely looking forward to this!!
Get ready!! Goes live in just over an hour 🙌🏼
Love to read these comments .so happy as a proud Sri lankan 🇱🇰❤️
Finally a Sri Lanka video. Thanks alot for this.
kishan s agreed
Beautiful video! I've been interested in learning more about Sri Lanka - thank you! ee
Thank you Ellen!! We're stoked you liked the video. Make sure to tune in the for the rest of the series!
I was really looking forward to this series.You guys do an amazing job of capturing the beauty of Sri Lanka.I could not be more proud of my country🇱🇰
Hope you all had a wonderful time here !!!
Love the channel😍😍
Great video guys. Looking forward to the next ones.
I’ve been waiting for this!
See you tomorrow!!! Get ready!
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Be still my beating heart.
@@SahanTheMighty Hahaha
Loved it. Looking forward to more.
Yeah😍
Great , I have been waiting for this video
Hope you enjoyed it Ibrahim! Six more Sri Lanka videos on the way!
Thank you so much for researching so well and also showing so much love to my country and my culture. Keep up the good work!😊
Beautiful video !Thanks for share!❤️
Wow ! I can't wait :) guys !
Hope you join us for the premiere!
Hi i am Atef from dubai now i am in sri lanka if you like to come i am looking fot patner i well sent tickit for you and you can stay with me free lets have fun with me
My watsaap number 0094774235096
This is my heaven .sri lanka ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤sri 🇱🇰
Awesome video! You both have always been quality storytelling travelers, and this is no exception! I am loving the continued growth and evolving format! Cheers to you both!
Really amazing video! This country looks stunning!
I thought this video would save me the $2000 plane ticket from Toronto to my parent's home country, but instead it makes me wanna spend that money and visit even more ahaha. Super pumped for this whole series
Have you watched our videos on how to get cheap airfare?
Save 2000$ to eat in ministry of crabs!!
I like the girl on the show. She adds something.
I've been following your videos all around the world. Finally I'm so glad to see you in my home country. Hope you enjoy it.
Alex, Carrie and Marko, loving your travel vlogs on Sri Lanka. Would be visiting here next week and it looks like a country steeped in history and culture. 🙏♥️
Good job guys! Thanks for visiting our beautiful island home and also for getting almost all the facts right except when you said that "Its a lot like India in many ways" which is not true.
Sri lanka and sri lankans are way more concerned about their cleanliness than indians, sri lanka is less populated and the average literacy levels of sri lankans are higher.
Anyways, you have done an amazing job in covering the key locations of colombo. Looking forward to your future videos!
That's true but Still India is more rich in History, Culture ,Food ,Architecture and amazing Royal palaces and India's Global reach and presence despite all the problems. 😆😆
Omg! I’m so excited! There are no good Sri Lanka travel guide videos out there. Good job getting to it first vagabrothers! My husband spent 2 weeks there this summer doing geological and biological field work. I’m so jealous he got to go and I’m going next time!
We're stoked to watch it with you tomorrow Ashely! See you there!
Plz ur welcome and u will love it...
Vega Brothers!! You guys do have the most informative and useful travel videos of Sri Lanka than from anyone I have seen!! Hats off!!
Cool. Nice coverage by you guys! The cinematography is awesome.
I have never heard a traveler compare France with Italy. Neighboring countries with a few similarities .But what's with the "It's very similar to India in a lot of ways...", and the following sentences? The majority of the Sri Lankans would take that as an insult.
More like Northern France/Belgium/Holland- which are similar.
Indians also take it as insult if we are compared with Sri Lankans As India is more rich in History, Culture and Food😄
@@ProgrammerCpp1999 funny ...😂😂 is that why you guys are always trying compare srilanka with india and trying to say it looks like india?
Ministry of crab looks amazing
It was so damn delicious
@@vagabrothers The restaurant was set up by chef Dharshan Munidasa together with cricketing legends Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.
Great Video! Please do keep them coming
I've been following you guys for a while, TBH y'all are doing an amazing job for travel freaks like us. Keep up the spirit and a huge shoutout for exploring my country. I'm so glad that you made it finally haha . Hope you guys havin' a great time. Can't wait to get home for vac again. Have fun X
One thing to never say to a Sri Lankan: Sri lanka is similar to India, oh no no no don't do that
lol...but its really looks like kerala or tamilnadu.
@@Arkaworldd no it is absolutely does not. Colombo is way cleaner, not as hot and more tropical vibes(more green).
@@Arkaworldd Guess you got the answer to that!! #Blindfolded
+Veronika Strickler then go to kochi.
@@Arkaworldd I am not talking bad about India but one just simply cannot compare the two.
Most Respectful and Wonderful video ever as much as I've seen, you do cover all the parts of food, city, locations and especially the explanation of behavior of a foreign national that locals expect. And this message is to all the foreign travelers who visits SriLanka, watch this video before you arrive and Srilankan's have their own way of treating to guests at its best. Nothing to afraid of your safety.
Thanks for the video again @vagabrothers
The best Travel documentary on Sri Lanka!
Great video, brilliantly filmed and narrated.
ආයුබෝවන් (AAyubowan) - Welcome or Live Long in Sinhala don't be hesitate to use this in Sri Lanka as a Greeting
Thank you Praveen!! Get ready for the video. Premieres in 45 minutes :)
Wow! Sri lanka is amazing. Hope to visit someday.
#benhakmaosa
This is the first multi episode travel guide I’ve watched of you guys and I love it! Sri Lanka looks beautiful, and I really like how Carrie provided the perspective of a girl traveling!
Sri Lanka is extremly safe country and among top 10 most friendliest people in the world, Helpful people
Lovely tour , great explanation , neat , clean information and great shots makes a great view guys!! Super stuff got me hooked!!
Gautam Buddha (Or Prince Siddhartha) was a Hindu by birth as he was born in Shakya Dynasty who ruled Major Parts of Today's Indian State of Bihar along with Southern Nepal Region. His teachings were greatly influenced from Vedic Knowledge. And thats the main reason why one can find many ideological similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism.
Wonderful video btw. :)
Alan Watts has aptly put together Hinduism and Buddhism in one sentence;"Buddhism is Hinduism stripped for export".
who is he, this sounds pretty smart, kind of similar to what Savarkar said about asoka that the strategy to expand India's influence was to spread buddhism through state support, Hinduism couldnt be spread because at that time we considered that other people were not fit to practice the faith, so a simpler version for them @@chirag4813
@Ashen Wicky One must remember that both philosophical systems existed and flourished and developed in a common social and intellectual milieu. They studied each others’ texts, debated together, argued together and exchanged ideas. Throughout South-East Asia during the great Khmer empire both religions flourished side by side - the metaphysical differences were a matter for scholars, the common people had no idea that they were different religions.
Secondly the differences are actually very esoteric. For example the biggest contention is about Īśvara and Ātman.
Īśvara is the personal (saguna) aspect of Brahman - the undifferentiated (nirguna) Ground of Being. The Buddhists deny any personal deity. Contrary to popular opinion the Buddha never denied the existence of the Hindu gods, he mentions them, and after his enlightenment he was reluctant to preach until Brahma came and persuaded him to do so. In Thailand the monks preach the Dharma from behind screens with the face of Brahma on them. And Brahma is the most common image around!
What the Buddha preached was that the gods had no hand in the Liberation (nirvāṇa) of humankind and we all have to strive for it ourselves, relying only on our personal effort.
The issue of the ātman (Self) is complex. Hindus claim that we are all modes of consciousness (jīvātmans) that have taken birth in human bodies due to Karma. There are three Hindu schools of thought on this matter;
The Advaitians (non-dualists) who claim that all the ātmans are one in essence and ultimately unite and coalesce in Brahman in the state of mokṣa/nirvāṇa.The Visiṣṭhādvaitins (qualified non-dualists) who claim that the ātmansare one in essence but retain some degree of atomic separation in mokṣa/nirvāṇa.The Dvaitins (dualists) who claim complete and eternal separation of ātmans, always.
The Buddhists hold with the ‘non-self’ doctrine (anātman). The Buddha said: “I have searched everywhere (body and mind) and I have failed to discover a Self!” The Hindu polemicists would rejoin:- “well then! Who was it that was doing the searching???”
The anātma doctrine denies only the substantial existence of the ātman as a unique entity not the existential experience of a Self. So in this wise it is in agreement with Advaita Vedānta (often called by detractors as pracchana bauddha-vāda - crypto-buddhism).
Advaita Vedanta has many similarities with Madhyamika Buddhist school of thought.
Other differences revolve around the nature of consciousness, what is it that actually incarnates? If there is no Self then how does karma transfer from one life to the next? But as I said, these metaphysical issues so loved by the scholars are irrelevant to the devotees in the temples, ashrams and monasteries.
The biggest difference to the laypeople of the Buddhist region is Buddhism is a monastic based religion and has very little to offer to householders except the precepts. There are no Buddhist rituals for weddings, funerals, birth, passages of life etc. So wherever Buddhism has gone these lay rituals were either carried over and modified from Hinduism or adopted from the indigenous people - like Shintoism in Japan
The Buddhist king of Thailand is still regarded as an incarnation of Vishnu, and entitled RAMA. The Ramayana is depicted on the walls of the royal palace. All the Buddhist countries have their own version of the Ramayana. The Royal temple is Hindu with statues of the trinity: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. All the ceremonies and protocols as well as the recent cremation of the king are done by the royal Thai Brahmins according to Hindu rituals.
The Tibetans adopted Vedic rituals like the Yajña (fire oblations) and perform them with great panache! Most of their ceremonies are Hinduesque . Even the Shinto religion has many of the Vedic Hindu deities and the fire-ceremony (called GOMA) is popular and beautifully executed (more aesthetic one may say than in India!).
So influences are there ofcourse but maybe not in the way you want them to. :)
@Ashen Wicky so you believe that Alan Watts is wrong, it's okay because that dude wasted his entire life researching these Eastern philosophies.
Now, Most widely known book of Buddhism is dhammapada and there is quote there, said by Buddha himself," eso dhammo Sanatana" what does it mean???
"Eso" means this is
"Dhammo" means Dharma
"Sanatana" means SANATANA
Now ,do yourself a favor kid go to the Google and type "Sanatan Dharma".
Now give me a "scriptural evidence", where Buddha criticised Hinduism. Buddha challenged the Monopoly of Brahmin on Hinduism and yes Buddha was critical of God worship and rituals for him or her but look at what Buddhist are doing right now????
"They made Buddha as God started rituals for him"
And cast system, actually Buddha is the largest contributor to the so called cast system is India Because his "extreme focus on non- violence" lot of people were thrown out of the society such as fishermen, hunters,meat eaters, people involved in leather works etc.
Buddhism is no different from Hinduism, just like if a Hindu worship Shiva and other Krishna, that doesn't mean these two people are from two separate religions but yes both have different approach to attain liberation.
@Ashen Wicky what I said is 💯 percent true because I gave you sriptual evidence of what Buddha said...any person who was involved in any type of violence were outcasted from the society. Non - violence(animals + humans) is an integral part of Buddhism and because of that China massacred Buddhist in Tibet and Buddhist couldn't fight back and ran for shelter in India and India gave cities to these Buddhist,where dalai lama is living from last 60 years. Buddhism was remained as a dominant religion in India for more than 700 years before it was wiped out single handedly by single rishi "yeah rishi named adi sankaracharya" these all are f***ing history written in history books go read it kiddo.,and you should play bombs💣💣💣 with your fellow Muslims because chess is too advanced for 7th century desert cult followers. One last thing the president of India is also from so called low cast. I am not going to reply again because this is "travel channel" not religious channel and I want it to be like that.
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people Buddha was born in Nepal and it will be correct to say Buddhism came from Nepal not India.
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