Vinaya Shakya will lead a Buddhist pilgrimage to Kushinagar, India on March 11, 2018 sponsored by SaddharmaBauddhaSewaSamaj TirthaYatra. The pilgrimage will include visits to the Parinirvana Stupa, which houses a 6.1 meter long reclining statue of Buddha carved from red sandstone, and Chibar daan parikrama.