Tradition guide
Mahayana Buddhism
Mahayana Buddhism sites connect places through shared lineage, practice, story, and pilgrimage across the global atlas.
18 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country and site-type filters to narrow in.
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Mahayana Buddhism sacred sites overview
Mahayana 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.
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Giác Lâm Pagoda
Tân Bình, Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Giác Lâm is a historic southern Vietnamese Buddhist pagoda in the Lâm Tế lineage....
Hang Pagoda, Núi Sam
Châu Đốc, Châu Đốc, An Giang, Vietnam
Hang Pagoda, also known as Phước Điền Tự, is a Mahayana Buddhist sanctuary on Núi Sam....
Hoằng Phúc Pagoda
Tân Mỹ, Lệ Thủy, Quảng Bình, Vietnam
Hoằng Phúc Pagoda is a restored Mahayana Buddhist sanctuary in Lệ Thủy whose long institutional memory includes repeated destruction and renewal....
Huyền Không Cave
Ngũ Hành Sơn, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam
Huyền Không is a naturally lit cave within the Marble Mountains whose Buddhist altars make geological enclosure a place of prayer and memorial attention....
Khao Chakan Cave Temple
Khao Chakan, Khao Chakan, Sa Kaeo, Thailand
Khao Chakan Cave Temple occupies a limestone mountain in Sa Kaeo. ONEP identifies the complex as a Mahayana Buddhist temple within a mountain said to contain seventy-two...
Linh Phước Pagoda
Đà Lạt, Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam
Linh Phước Pagoda is a living Mahayana Buddhist sanctuary in Đà Lạt whose elaborate ceramic work surrounds devotion to Śākyamuni Buddha and Avalokiteśvara....
Linh Ứng Pagoda, Bà Nà
Bà Nà, Hòa Vang, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam
Linh Ứng Pagoda at Bà Nà is an active Vietnamese Mahayana sanctuary above Đà Nẵng....
Linh Ứng Pagoda, Sơn Trà
Sơn Trà, Sơn Trà, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam
Linh Ứng Pagoda at Bãi Bụt on Sơn Trà is an active Mahayana Buddhist complex centered on Quan Thế Âm....
Long Sơn Pagoda
Nha Trang, Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam
Long Sơn Pagoda is a major Vietnamese Mahayana center in Nha Trang, marked by monastic life, memorial worship, and a hilltop image of Śākyamuni Buddha....
Phimai Sanctuary
Phimai, Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Phimai Sanctuary is the monumental center of an ancient Khmer city in northeast Thailand....
Quan Âm Phật Đài
Bạc Liêu, Bạc Liêu, Bạc Liêu, Vietnam
Quan Âm Phật Đài is a coastal Mahayana sanctuary in Bạc Liêu focused on Avalokiteśvara as Nam Hải Quan Âm....
Quan Thế Âm Pagoda
Ngũ Hành Sơn, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam
Quán Thế Âm Pagoda is a Marble Mountains Buddhist sanctuary dedicated to Avalokiteśvara and associated with an annual festival of prayer and cultural practice....
Tây An Pagoda
Châu Đốc, Châu Đốc, An Giang, Vietnam
Tây An Pagoda is an active Mahayana Buddhist temple below Núi Sam. Buddha devotion, protected nineteenth-century architecture, and the remembered teaching presence of Đoàn...
Từ Hiếu Pagoda
Huế, Huế, Huế, Vietnam
Từ Hiếu is a living Huế monastery shaped by Mahayana practice, filial remembrance, and monastic lineage....
Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City
Xuân Hòa, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda is a modern Ho Chi Minh City center of Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhism shaped by northern practice....
Vĩnh Tràng Pagoda
Mỹ Phong, Mỹ Tho, Tiền Giang, Vietnam
Vĩnh Tràng Pagoda is a major Mahayana Buddhist center near Mỹ Tho. Its mixed architectural vocabulary surrounds living worship of Śākyamuni Buddha and bodhisattvas, along...
Wat Tham Khao Noi
Tha Muang, Tha Muang, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Wat Tham Khao Noi is a Vietnamese-Mahayana Buddhist temple beside Wat Tham Sua in Tha Muang....
Xá Lợi Pagoda
Xuân Hòa, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Xá Lợi Pagoda is a modern Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist center named for sacred relics of Śākyamuni Buddha....
Key questions
Mahayana Buddhism sacred-site questions
- What are Mahayana Buddhism sacred sites?
- Mahayana Buddhism sacred sites are places connected by shared lineage, practice, memory, ritual use, or pilgrimage tradition.
- Where can I find Mahayana Buddhism sacred sites?
- The strongest country clusters in this guide include Vietnam, Thailand.
- What kinds of places are included?
- Common place types include buddhist pagoda, active mahayana cave temple in a limestone mountain, active vietnamese mahayana buddhist temple and pagoda, archaeological mahayana buddhist sanctuary, coastal buddhist sanctuary, historic buddhist pagoda.
- Can I map Mahayana Buddhism sacred sites?
- Yes. Compare country clusters and site types first, then open individual pages for coordinates, historical context, and visitor guidance.