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[[Gautama Buddha]] is said to have identified four sites most worthy of [[pilgrimage]] for his followers, saying that they would produce a [[feeling]] of [[spiritual]] urgency. These are:
 
[[Gautama Buddha]] is said to have identified four sites most worthy of [[pilgrimage]] for his followers, saying that they would produce a [[feeling]] of [[spiritual]] urgency. These are:
  
::*[[Lumbini]]: [[birthplace]] (in [[Nepal]])
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::*[[Lumbini]]: birthplace (in [[Nepal]])
 
::*[[Bodh Gaya]]: the place of his [[Enlightenment]] (in the current [[Mahabodhi Temple]]).
 
::*[[Bodh Gaya]]: the place of his [[Enlightenment]] (in the current [[Mahabodhi Temple]]).
 
::*[[Sarnath]]: (formally Isipathana) where he delivered his first [[teaching]].
 
::*[[Sarnath]]: (formally Isipathana) where he delivered his first [[teaching]].
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==== Other sites ====
 
==== Other sites ====
  
Some other [[pilgrimage]] places in [[India]] and [[Nepal]] connected to the [[life]] of [[Gautama Buddha]] are: [[Pataliputta]], [[Nalanda]], [[Vikramshila]], [[Gaya]], [[Kapilavastu]], [[Kosambi]], [[Amaravati]], [[Nagarjuna]] Konda, [[Sanchi]], [[Varanasi]], [[Kesariya]], [[Devadaha]], [[Pava]] and MathuraMandaver(Bijnor U.P),Hapur(ghaziabad U.P). Most of these places are located in the [[Gangetic plain]].
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Some other [[pilgrimage]] places in [[India]] and [[Nepal]] connected to the [[life]] of [[Gautama Buddha]] are: [[Pataliputta]], [[Nalanda]], [[Vikramshila]], [[Gaya]], [[Kapilavastu]], [[Kosambi]], [[Amaravati]], [[Nagarjuna]] [[Konda]], [[Sanchi]], [[Varanasi]], [[Kesariya]], [[Devadaha]], [[Pava]] and MathuraMandaver(Bijnor U.P),Hapur(ghaziabad U.P). Most of these places are located in the [[Gangetic plain]].
  
 
==Other [[pilgrimage]] places==
 
==Other [[pilgrimage]] places==
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::*[[Japan]]: {{Wiki|Kyoto}}, Nara, {{Wiki|Shikoku}} [[Pilgrimage]], [[Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage]]
 
::*[[Japan]]: {{Wiki|Kyoto}}, Nara, {{Wiki|Shikoku}} [[Pilgrimage]], [[Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage]]
 
::*[[Laos]]: [[Luang Prabang]].
 
::*[[Laos]]: [[Luang Prabang]].
::*[[Myanmar]]: [[Bagan]], [[Sagaing]] Hill, [[Mandalay]] Hill, [[Kyaiktiyo Pagoda]], [[Shwedagon Pagoda]].
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::*[[Myanmar]]: [[Bagan]], [[Sagaing]] [[Hill]], [[Mandalay]] [[Hill]], [[Kyaiktiyo Pagoda]], [[Shwedagon Pagoda]].
 
::*[[Nepal]]: Boudnanath [[Stupa]], [[Swayambhunath]], [[Kapilavastu]].
 
::*[[Nepal]]: Boudnanath [[Stupa]], [[Swayambhunath]], [[Kapilavastu]].
 
::*[[Sri Lanka]]: [[Anuradhapura]] (the Atamasthana or 'eight places'), [[Mihintale]], [[Polonnaruwa]], the [[Temple of the Tooth]] ({{Wiki|Kandy}}), ::Sri ::[[Pada]].
 
::*[[Sri Lanka]]: [[Anuradhapura]] (the Atamasthana or 'eight places'), [[Mihintale]], [[Polonnaruwa]], the [[Temple of the Tooth]] ({{Wiki|Kandy}}), ::Sri ::[[Pada]].
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::*[[Thailand]]: [[Wikipedia:Sukhothai Kingdom|Sukhothai]], [[Ayutthaya]], [[Wat Phra Kaew]], Wat [[Doi Suthep]], [[Phra Pathom Chedi]], [[Phra]] [[Buddha]] Chinnarat.
 
::*[[Thailand]]: [[Wikipedia:Sukhothai Kingdom|Sukhothai]], [[Ayutthaya]], [[Wat Phra Kaew]], Wat [[Doi Suthep]], [[Phra Pathom Chedi]], [[Phra]] [[Buddha]] Chinnarat.
 
::*[[Wikipedia:United States of America (USA)|United States]] of [[America]]: [[City of Ten Thousand Buddhas]] - Largest Monastery-Nunnery in {{Wiki|USA}} in terms of numbers of ::[[ordained]] [[monastic]] [[Bhikshus]] and [[Bhikshunis]]. First full [[ordination]] on [[American]] soil.
 
::*[[Wikipedia:United States of America (USA)|United States]] of [[America]]: [[City of Ten Thousand Buddhas]] - Largest Monastery-Nunnery in {{Wiki|USA}} in terms of numbers of ::[[ordained]] [[monastic]] [[Bhikshus]] and [[Bhikshunis]]. First full [[ordination]] on [[American]] soil.
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 28 March 2023

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The most important places of pilgrimage in Buddhism are located in the Gangetic plains of Northern India and Southern Nepal, in the area between New Delhi and Rajgir. This is the area where Gautama Buddha lived and taught, and the main sites connected to his life are now important places of pilgrimage for both Buddhists and Hindus. However, many countries that are or were predominantly Buddhist have shrines and places which can be visited as a pilgrimage.

Places where Buddha lived

Four main pilgrimage sites

Gautama Buddha is said to have identified four sites most worthy of pilgrimage for his followers, saying that they would produce a feeling of spiritual urgency. These are:

The Eight Great Places

In the later commentarial tradition, four other sites are also raised to a special status because Buddha had performed a certain miracle there. These four places, partly through the inclusion in this list of commentarial origin, became important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in ancient India, as the Attha-mahathanani (Pali for 'The Eight Great Places'). It is important to note, however, that some of these events do not occur in the Tipitaka and are thus purely commentarial.

The first four of the Eight Great Places are identical to the places mentioned by the Buddha:

The last four are places where a certain miraculous event is reported to have occurred:

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Other sites

Some other pilgrimage places in India and Nepal connected to the life of Gautama Buddha are: Pataliputta, Nalanda, Vikramshila, Gaya, Kapilavastu, Kosambi, Amaravati, Nagarjuna Konda, Sanchi, Varanasi, Kesariya, Devadaha, Pava and MathuraMandaver(Bijnor U.P),Hapur(ghaziabad U.P). Most of these places are located in the Gangetic plain.

Other pilgrimage places

Other famous places for Buddhist pilgrimage in various countries include:



Source

Wikipedia:Buddhist pilgrimage