Tradition guide
Buddhism
Buddhist sacred sites trace the movement of teachings, relics, monastic communities, cave practice, stupas, temples, and pilgrimage routes across Asia and beyond.
737 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country links to narrow in.
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Buddhism sacred sites overview
Buddhism sacred sites connect places through shared lineage, ritual use, memory, and pilgrimage practice across the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this page to compare country clusters, common place types, UNESCO-tagged landmarks, and the map distribution before exploring individual site pages.
| Coverage | 737 Buddhism sacred places in the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 75 UNESCO-tagged Buddhism sites appear in this browse view. |
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Yongmi-ri Stone Buddhas
Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Behind Yongamsa Temple, two standing Buddhas occupy a gigantic rock surface without becoming mirror images....
Yongmunsa Temple
Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Yongmunsa Temple is a working mountain sanctuary in Yangpyeong whose courtyard holds a protected ancient ginkgo....
Yoshimine-dera
Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Yoshimine-dera is station 20 on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, a Tendai Buddhism temple in Kyoto dedicated to Senju Kannon....
Yubeng Sacred Waterfall
Deqin, Yunnan; Tibetan cultural region, China
The Sacred Waterfall near Yubeng is a pilgrimage place in the Khawa Karpo landscape of northwestern Yunnan....
Yungang Grottoes
Datong, Shanxi, China
The Yungang Grottoes stretch for a kilometer along a sandstone cliff face near Datong, Shanxi Province, a procession of 252 caves containing over 51,000 carved Buddhist...
Yunomine Onsen
Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Yunomine’s thermal waters form part of the Kumano pilgrimage landscape.
Yūten-ji
Meguro City, Tokyo, Japan
Yūten-ji (祐天寺) is an active Jōdo-shū Buddhism sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...
Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
A hillside shrine in Kamakura brings Benzaiten, the deity associated with water and prosperity, together with the serpent deity Ugafukujin.
Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Spring
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
At Zeniarai Benzaiten in Kamakura, the spring flows through a cave where visitors wash coins in small baskets.
Zenjibu-ji
Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Zenjibu-ji rests on the cliff-edge of Hachiyō-san — Eight-Petalled Lotus Mountain — above Urado Bay....
Zenko-ji
Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Zenko-ji, stands in Nagano. At Zenko-ji, Nonsectarian Buddhism under Tendai and Jōdo custodianship guides custody....
Zenrakuji
Kōchi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Zenrakuji stands beside Tosa Shrine, the province's first-ranked Shintō shrine, on ground that originally hosted a syncretic kami-Buddha precinct founded by Kūkai....
Zentsū-ji
Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Temple 75 Zentsū-ji stands on the ground where Kūkai was born in 774. Founded by him in 807 on his return from Tang China, it is the head temple of the Zentsuji-ha school...
Zhaiming Monastery
Daxi, Taoyuan City, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Founded in 1873 by devotees of the Longhua sect, one of China's fasting religions, Zhaiming Monastery has since been absorbed into mainstream Taiwanese Buddhism under the...
Zhulinshan Guanyin Temple
Linkou, New Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Enshrining an Eighteen-Armed Guanyin whose divine presence was carried from Fujian's Jinjiang Longshan Temple in 1801, Zhulinshan Guanyin Temple has grown into the...
Zōjō-ji
Minato City, Tokyo, Japan
Zōjō-ji (増上寺) is an active Jōdo-shū Buddhism sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference...
Zōshigaya Kishimojin-dō
Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan
Zōshigaya Kishimojin-dō (雑司ヶ谷鬼子母神堂) is an active Nichiren Buddhism sacred place in Tokyo....
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Buddhism sacred-site questions
What are Buddhism sacred sites?
Buddhism sacred sites are places connected by shared lineage, practice, memory, ritual use, or pilgrimage tradition.
Where can I find Buddhism sacred sites?
The strongest country clusters in this guide include Japan, Thailand, South Korea, China, Bhutan, Vietnam.
What kinds of places are included?
The guide includes sacred landscapes, pilgrimage places, and ritual or historical sites where available.
Can I map Buddhism sacred sites?
Yes. Compare country clusters and physical forms first, then open individual pages for coordinates, historical context, and visitor guidance.