The holiest Buddhist religious sites are Taxila and the Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi, and the Remains at Sahr-i-Ahlool. From the perspective of religious tourism, Pakistan can become the next major destination for Buddhist religious tourism. As a Buddhist holy site, Pakistan is home to the Buddhist heritage monuments, artwork, and iconography of unprecedented importance to Buddhist worshippers, scholars, and tourists. To popularise Buddhism religious tourism, Pakistan needs to develop policies that encourage approaches to develop, manage, and promote tourism in religious sites. A modest move in the right direction is required for Buddhist religious tourism in Pakistan to realise its great potential.

Source: The Express Tribune June 12, 2022 11:04 UTC