This page groups sacred sites by the classical element occult tradition assigns them. Wikipedia describes Agrippa's concept of the world-soul as "an ethereal spirit pervading the world that transmits life and influences," a force some traditions tie to specific elemental sites. Browsing by element lets a visitor find every sacred site tied to the same elemental correspondence.
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What Defines This GroupingThe 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. 2 Size of the Traditional SetFour: 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. 2 Learn More
The 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.
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Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 2nd edition
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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