The Mansa Devi Temple stands at the top of a mountain overlooking Haridwar. This temple is revered by Hindus and is visited by many worshippers every day.

I also visited this place and experienced the deep atmosphere of the Hindu world. I am sharing my thoughts and feelings in this article because I was there.

Second day in Haridwar. Early in the morning of this day, a man bathing in the river Ganges caught my attention. I felt the depth of his faith as he eagerly bathed in the waters of the Ganges River. However, when I saw the garbage flowing right beside him, I was forced to think about the pollution of the Ganges. I wondered why Indians do not care if the holy river is dirty.

Although I was in a state of shock after having only made a round of the city during the day, this is the main part of Haridwar. Here, a prayer ceremony, or puja, is held every night in the main ghats. I was looking forward to seeing it.

And I was to be overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the Indian people that night.

Yukio Mishima is said to have said before his death. There will always come a natural time for each person to go to India.

This trip to India is the end point of my "journey through religions. Having studied various religions and cultures, my final destination must be India, the birthplace of Buddhism.

This series of articles will give you a sense not only of Buddha's life, but also of the atmosphere of Indian society at that time. I am sure this will be an exciting experience for all of you.

Although "learning about religion and Buddhism" may sound pretentious, I hope that you will take it easy and experience the life of the great Buddha.

In this article, I will give a very brief overview of the history of Buddhism since the death of the Buddha, as well as a summary of the 21 articles in this series. Although it is too reckless to summarize more than 2,000 years of history spanning the globe in a single page, we believe that it will be useful for you to understand the flow of Buddhism.

Now, I have told you about Buddha's life 23 times, and in this 24th installment, Buddha's life will finally come to an end.

In this article we will discuss Buddha's final journey and his death and cremation. Buddha's 80-year life finally comes to an end.

We have seen the rapid expansion of the Buddist cult in the past articles, but when it has grown so rapidly, there are bound to be people who are not happy about it.

Although it is not a very serious incident in the life of Buddha, I would like to introduce here an episode that can be of great help to those of us living today.