in this book ably written by ken and visakha kawasaki mentions the places associate with the buddha's life and what important events had taken place in those sacred sites. in other words, it provides its ready with the reison d'ere for visiting that particular sacred site
jayamangala gatha plays an important part of being chanted in every auspicious occasion carried out in a buddhist household. how many of you know the basis underlying their import ? in this book ken and visakha kawasaki mentions at some leugth the basis of each stanza chanted as the jayamangala gatha