Home›Buddhist Sites›Associated WithBrowse ByAssociated WithThis page groups sacred sites by the religion that considers them holy. Wikipedia notes that "one or more religions may consider sacred locations to be of special significance." Browsing this way lets a visitor find every site that a particular religion recognizes as sacred, even one shared by more than one tradition.FactsLearn MoreAssociated WithSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe places of the Buddha's own life, together with the monasteries, stupas, cave-temples and sacred mountains of every land Buddhism reached. The group spans Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana, and most of its members lie outside the country the tradition began in - Buddhist sacred geography followed the religion's expansion rather than staying with its origin. 2Size of the Traditional SetWell-attestedFour: the places the Mahaparinibbana Sutta names as those a Buddhist should visit - the birth, the awakening, the first teaching and the final nirvana of the Buddha. Later tradition extends the four to a set of eight. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreThe Holy Places of Buddhism This group holds the sacred sites of Buddhism, spread across Asia along the paths of the religion's expansion from India. Buddhist sacred geography begins with the places of the Buddha's own life (his birth, awakening, first teaching and passing), and extends to the great monasteries, stupas and cave-temples raised over relics and images. The browser will find the pilgrimage places of the Buddha's biography together with the monastic and devotional centres of the lands to which Buddhism spread. The entries describe each site's history and significance, noting the tradition (Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana) to which it chiefly belongs.Associated WithFilter Results7 entriesDomain / FunctionAllAwakening and liberation (3)Compassion and mercy (2)Cosmic order and truth (1)Creation and cosmogony (1)Dance and theatre (1)Destruction and dissolution (1)Fertility and generation (1)Magic and sorcery (1)Protection and guardianship (1)Tutelary of a place or community (1)Wisdom and counsel (2)Era of Attestation End YearAll2026 (6)Era of Attestation Start YearAll1500 BCE (1)800 BCE (1)450 BCE (1)100 (1)150 (1)200 (1)GenderAllGender-fluid across the tradition (1)Male (6)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (1)Legendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (1)Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being (5)Status Within the TraditionAllThe teaching of one school or lineage within the tradition (2)TheologyAllDebated (1)Monotheistic: one God (1)Non-theistic: no creator god is central (4)Polytheistic: many gods (1)Veneration TodayAllActively venerated in a living tradition (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAvalokiteshvaraAssociated With1 entryBrahmaAssociated With1 entryManjushriAssociated With1 entryMin MahagiriAssociated With1 entrySamantabhadraAssociated With1 entryShakyamuni BuddhaAssociated With4 entriesShivaAssociated With1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 2nd editiontier 1Peter Harvey, Cambridge University Press, 2013View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.