Pilgrims Guide to Buddhist India: Buddhist Sites

Home » Buddhist Studies » Pilgrim » Pilgrims Guide to Buddhist India: Buddhist Sites

The Places to go...

» Barabar Hills: Where the Buddhist emperor Asoka built caves for the Ajivakas.

» Bodh Gaya: Where Prince Siddhattha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.

» Champanagar: The scene of several important discourses by the Buddha.

» Don: Where the brahmin Dona built his stupa.

» Gaya: Where the Buddha preached his famous Fire Sermon.

» Ghosrawan: Where there is a huge statue of the Buddha.

» Gurpa: The mountain where Mahakassapa waits for Maitreya.

» Hajipur: Where Ananda’s ashes were enshrined.

» Indasala Cave: Where Sakka came to ask the Buddha his eight questions.

» Jethian: Where the Buddha and King Bimbisara first met.

» Kapilavatthu: The town where Prince Siddhattha grew up.

» Kesariya: Where the Buddha taught the famous Kalama Sutta.

» Kosambi: Scene of important events in the Buddha’s career.

» Kurkihar: The site of an ancient Buddhist monastery.

» Kusinara: Where the Buddha attained Parinirvana.

» Lauriya Nandangar: Where the Buddhist emperor Asoka raised a great pillar.

» Lumbini: The garden where Prince Siddhattha was born.

» Mathura: Visited by the Buddha and great centre of Buddhist art.

» Nalanda: Visited by the Buddha and site of the great Buddhist university.

» Patna: Visited by the Buddha and scene of the Third Buddhist Council.

» Prabhosa: The hill where the Buddha spent his sixth rains retreat.

» Pragbodhi: The mountain where Prince Siddhattha practised austerities.

» Rajgir: The scene of many important events in the Buddha’s career.

» Sankassya: Where legend says the Buddha descended from the Tusita Heaven.

» Sarnath: The deer park where the Buddha preached his first two discourses.

» Savatthi: The city where the Buddha spent his last twenty years.

» Vesali: Scene of many important events in the Buddha’s career.

» Vikramasila: The great university of Tantric Buddhism.

Copyright © 1996-2024, © Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc / BuddhaNet - All Rights Reserved

Generously Hosted By: