Site type guide
Stupa
Stupa sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
4 stupa sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Stupa sacred sites overview
Stupa sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
| Coverage | 4 stupa sacred sites across the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 1 UNESCO-tagged stupa site appear in this browse view. |
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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....
Kiri Vehera
Kataragama, Kataragama, Sri Lanka
Kiri Vehera is a modest, actively worshipped Buddhist stupa roughly 800 meters from the well-known multi-faith Kataragama shrine complex — a separate site entirely, with...
Ruwanwelisaya
Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Rising from the plains of Anuradhapura, Ruwanwelisaya was raised by King Dutugemunu in the 2nd century BCE to hold what tradition describes as one of the largest...
Shanti Stupa, Pokhara
Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal
On a ridge above Phewa Lake, the brilliant white World Peace Pagoda commands views that span from Pokhara's lakeside to the Annapurna massif....
Key questions
Stupa sacred-site questions
- What stupa sacred sites are included?
- Stupa sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 4 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these stupa sites located?
- Major country clusters include Sri Lanka, India, Nepal.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Buddhism.
- Can I view stupa sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.