Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Buddhist caves exist in following places in Goa: [citation needed] Arambol (Harahara) Bandora (Bandivataka) Margao (Mathagrama) Rivona (Rishivana) Buddha images have been found in several places, and some temples, some are still in worship and are considered now as Hindu gods.
Bihar: The name of Bihar is derived from vihara, meaning monastery, such was the association of the area with Buddhism. In addition to these sites which were visited by the Buddha, other sites in India have become notable: Patna – Formerly known as Pataliputra, it was the seat of the Mauryan empire and a significant Buddhist centre
Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India; Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Nepal; Shikoku Pilgrimage, Eighty-eight Temples pilgrimage in the Shikoku island, Japan; Japan 100 Kannon Pilgrimage, pilgrimage circuit that is composed of three independent pilgrimages (Saigoku, Bandō and Chichibu), consist of one hundred Temples. Parikrama; Yatra
The Parinirvana Temple with the Parinirvana Stupa at Kushinagar, India where Buddha attained Parinirvana after his death This is a list of Buddhist temples , monasteries , stupas , and pagodas for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.
Buddhism further expanded in India during the Gupta (4th to 6th centuries) period. Faxian was a Chinese Buddhist monk who travelled extensively throughout northern India from 400–411 CE. In his description of Sarnath, he mentioned seeing four large towers and two viharas with monks residing in them.
Udayagiri (Odia: ଉଦୟଗିରି) is the largest Buddhist complex [1] in the Indian state of Odisha.It is composed of major stupas and monasteries ().Together with the nearby complexes of Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri, it is part of the "Diamond Triangle" of the "Ratnagiri-Udayagiri-Lalitgiri" complex. [2]
The Kailasa temple (Cave 16) is the largest of the 34 Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cave temples and monasteries known collectively as the Ellora Caves, ranging for over two kilometres (1.2 mi) along the sloping basalt cliff at the site. [5] Most of the excavation of the temple is generally attributed to the eighth century Rashtrakuta king Krishna ...
The Buddhist temple complex marks the site where Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. The present temple dates to the 5th and 6th centuries CE (during the Gupta period) and was built upon a previous structure commissioned by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE. The temple is 50 m (160 ft) high and made of brick.