BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE SITES IN INDIA

 BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE SITES IN INDIA

1. Mahabodhi temple, Bodh Gaya ( Bihar) :

2. The Mahaviharas of Nalanda, Vikramshila , Sompura , Odantapuri, Pushpagiri and Jagaddala.

3. Sirpur in Chhattisgarh.

4. Lalitagiri , Vajragiri and Ratnagiri in Odisha.

5. Sarnath, near Varanasi ( Uttar Pradesh) . It is the site of first sermon of Buddha.

6. Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.

7. Piprahwa , (UP) on the Nepal Border.

8. Sanchi and Bharhut in Madhya Pradesh.

9. Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu

10. Bhaja & Karla caves, Pune ( Maharashtra) 

11. Ajanta, Ellora and Pithalkora caves, Aurangabad ( Maharashtra) 

                                                           Ajanta & Ellora caves

12. Kanheri caves, Mumbai. Pandavleni caves, Nasik in Maharashtra.

13. Ghum monastery, West Bengal.

14. Rumtek, Pemayangtse and   Enchay Monastery, Sikkim.

15. Alchi Monastery, Spituk Monastery, Shey Monastery etc. in Ladakh.

16. Dhankar Monastery, Nako Monastery( Kinnaur) , Kye Monastery etc. Tabo Monastery ( Spiti Valley) etc. in Himachal Pradesh.

17. Tawang Monastery ( largest monastery in India ) , Bomdila Monastery , Arunachal Pradesh.

18. Namdroling Monastery , Bylakuppe, Karnataka.

19. Rock - cut elephant and Ashokan edicts at Dhauli , Odisha.