Home›Buddhist Sites›Pilgrimage Status›One of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesBrowse ByOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesThis page groups sacred sites by how active they still are as pilgrimage destinations. Wikipedia notes that Santiago de Compostela "remains a significant pilgrimage site, with around 200,000 pilgrims, both secular and Christian, completing the numerous pilgrimage routes to the cathedral in 2012 alone." Browsing this way lets a visitor tell a heavily visited pilgrimage site apart from one now visited only rarely.FactsLearn MoreOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesSourcesComments (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.One of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesFilter Results8 entriesUNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (5)Not Inscribed (3)Cult Centre OfAllShakyamuni Buddha (4)Associated WithAllAvalokiteshvara (1)Manjushri (1)Samantabhadra (1)Shakyamuni Buddha (3)Originated InAllChina (4)India (3)Indian Subcontinent (4)Holds ElementAllAir (1)Earth (1)Fire (1)Water (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-531 (1)400 (1)700 (1)850 (1)Practice StatusAllControl of or access to the site is contested (1)In active religious use (8)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (1)Site TypeAllMonastery or monastic community (6)Sacred mountain, hill or peak (4)Shrine (1)Stupa or pagoda (2)Temple or temple complex (1)TraditionAllBuddhism (8)CountryAllChina (4)India (3)Nepal (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Bodh GayaOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesKushinagarOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesLumbiniOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesMount EmeiOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesMount JiuhuaOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesMount PutuoOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesMount WutaiOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesSarnathOne of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage placesSources1. 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.