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Buddhism sacred sites in india
Explore 12 sacred sites in india connected to Buddhism. Compare locations on the map and find respectful cultural and visiting guidance.
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Ajanta caves, Maharashtra
Phardapur, Maharashtra, India
In a horseshoe gorge of the Deccan Plateau, Buddhist monks spent seven centuries carving thirty caves from the basalt cliffs....
Alchi Gompa, Ladakh
Alchi, Ladakh, India
On the valley floor by the Indus in western Ladakh, Alchi preserves the finest surviving early western-Himalayan Buddhist art....
Basgo Gompa, Ladakh
Nimo, Ladakh, India
On a hill above the Indus, the eroded ramparts of the Namgyal kings' citadel hold three temples to Maitreya, the future Buddha....
Bhaja Caves
Maharashtra, India
Above Bhaja village near Lonavala, a group of Buddhist caves brings a monastic settlement into view through its different kinds of space....
Bomdila Monastery, Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh
Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh, India
High in the West Kameng hills of Arunachal Pradesh, Bomdila Monastery is a Gelugpa Buddhist centre built as a faithful replica of the Tsona Gontse monastery of southern...
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Amkhera, Madhya Pradesh, India
The Great Stupa at Sanchi rises from a hilltop in central India—a hemisphere of stone that has held sacred meaning for over 2,300 years....
Chemrey Gompa, Ladakh
Chemre, Ladakh, India
Chemrey Gompa rises on a hill above its village about 40 km east of Leh, a Drukpa Kagyu monastery founded in 1664 and dedicated to King Sengge Namgyal....
Kanheri Caves
Maharashtra, India
Kanheri sits within Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, where a large group of excavated chambers preserves a Buddhist monastic landscape....
Karla Caves
Maharashtra, India
Near Lonavala, Karla’s rock-cut Buddhist complex centres on a large chaitya prayer hall....
Lake Tsomgo
Changgu, Sikkim, India
Tsomgo, also written Tshomgo or Changu, is a sacred lake in Sikkim whose meaning extends beyond its role as a visitor destination....
Mahabodhi Temple and Bodhi Tree, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
The Mahabodhi Temple marks where it happened—where a man sat down beneath a pipal tree and, after forty-nine days of meditation, achieved complete liberation from...
Tashiding Monastery
Ravongla, Sikkim, India
Perched on a heart-shaped hill at the confluence of two sacred rivers in Sikkim, Tashiding Monastery is considered the most sacred Buddhist site in the former Himalayan...
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This guide includes 12 sacred places within the Buddhism tradition in india.
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