Buddhist pilgrimage sites
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The most important places in Buddhism are located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain of southern Nepal, northern and eastern India. This is the area where Gautama Buddha was born, lived, and taught, and the m
Mahabodhi Temple
Tibetan pilgrim, Rewalsar Lake, Himachal Pradesh
Pilgrims, Tsurphu Gompa, Tibet, 1993
Elderly pilgrim, Tsurphu Gompa, Tibet, 1993
Kushinagar
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Kushinagar is a town in the Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a Buddhist pilgrimage site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained parinirvana.
Buddhist pilgrimage sites
…Buddha delivered his first sermon (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta), and He taught about the Middle Way, the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path. Kuśinagara: (now Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India) where Gautama Buddha died and attained Parinirvana…
Ramabhar Stupa, built over part of the Buddha's ashes on the spot where he was cremated
Inside the Mahaparinirvana Temple
Ramabhar Stupa
Buddha statue at Matha Kuar site