The prominent places of Buddhism are located in the Northern part of India. This is the area where Gautama Buddha lived and taught and the main sites connected to his life are now important places of pilgrimage for both Buddhist and Hindus. However many countries that are or were predominantly Buddhist have shrines and places which can be visited as a pilgrimage. Pilgrimage meaning as per Oxford Dictionary is a journey to a place of particular interest or significance and a pilgrim's journey. Pilgrimage is actually a special way for physically walking on the path, trodden by the Buddha in the past and taken as an inspiration from these places and the teachings to keep walking on the path by a person who is called the pilgrim.