Buddha Footprint Temple Mount in Jerusalem http://judaism.about.com/od/jerusalem/ a/jerslm_jews.htm Jerusalem is holy to more people than any other city on earth. For Muslims, Jerusalem (known as Al-Quds, the Holy) is where Muhammad ascended to heaven. For Christians, Jerusalem is where Jesus walked, was crucified and resurrected. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_f ootprint http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_f ootprint http://sripada.org/text-3.htm the ascent http://sripada.org/adams-peakascent.htm the pilgrims Jewish ties to Jerusalem go back to the time of Abraham, the father of Judaism. It is on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem that Abraham passes God's test of faith. In approximately 1000 B.C.E., King David conquered the Canaanite center called Jebus. Then he built the City of David on the southern slope of Mount Moriah and bring into the city the Ark of the Covenant which contained the Tablets of the Law. With the transfer of the Ark of the Covenant, Jerusalem became a holy city and the center of worship for the Israelites. The Temple Mount in Jerusalem http://www.templemount.org/ worshipers on Temple Mount http://www.ennaharonline.com/en/inter national/1909.html Protestant and pilgrimage Why Do Christians Go On Pilgrimages http://www.unitours.com/protestant/pr otestant_travel.html The Pilgrims and Puritans - by Samuel T. Logan. Jr. http://www.puritansermons.com/banne r/logan1.htm Pilgrim's Progress - Bunyan, John (1628-1688) http://www.ccel.org/ccel/bunyan/pilgri m.html Rome http://www.pilgrimstorome.org.uk/viaf rancigena.html Pilgrimage to Lourdes http://www.catholicpilgrims.com/pilgri magetolourdes.html Pilgrimage to Fatima http://www.fatima.org/essentials/facts/t our.asp Pilgrimage to Assisi http://www.franciscans.org.uk/Page4.h tm Camino de Santiago de Compostela http://www.caminodesantiago.me.uk/ Medjugorje http://www.medjugorje.org/overview.h tm * Explorations in a Christian theology of pilgrimage By Craig G. Bartholomew, Fred Hughes Protestant reformers, travel and pilgrimage http://www.christian-travelersguides.com/culture/pilgrim/reform.html The Hajj: Pilgrimage To Mecca http://www.religioustolerance.org/isla1 .htm Swine flu may force Muslims to abandon Haj pilgrimage to Mecca http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/com ment/faith/article6721743.ece