Home›Buddhist Sites›Site Type›Stupa or pagodaBrowse ByStupa or pagodaThis page groups sacred sites by their physical type. Wikipedia lists "sacred groves... sacred mountains, sacred trees, sacred waters, tombs" among the recognized types of sacred place. Browsing by site type lets a visitor compare a sacred mountain against a sacred spring or a venerated tomb.FactsLearn MoreStupa or pagodaSourcesComments (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.Stupa or pagodaFilter Results12 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (5)One of a named, enumerated set of pilgrimage places (2)Pilgrimage gathered on a dated festival (1)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (7)Not Inscribed (4)On a National Tentative List (1)Cult Centre OfAllShakyamuni Buddha (2)Associated WithAllMin Mahagiri (1)Shakyamuni Buddha (2)Originated InAllChina (4)East Asia (2)India (4)Indian Subcontinent (4)Southeast Asia (3)Origin Period Start YearAll-300 (1)523 (1)652 (1)780 (1)1044 (1)Practice StatusAllIn active religious use (9)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (1)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (5)TraditionAllBuddhism (12)CountryAllChina (4)India (4)Indonesia (1)Myanmar (2)Nepal (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12BaganStupa or pagodaBorobudurStupa or pagodaBoudhanathStupa or pagodaFamen Temple (Famensi)Stupa or pagodaGreat Stupa of SanchiStupa or pagodaGreat Wild Goose PagodaStupa or pagodaKushinagarStupa or pagodaLingguang Temple (Badachu)Stupa or pagodaPiprahwa StupaStupa or pagodaSarnathStupa or pagodaShwedagon PagodaStupa or pagodaSongyue PagodaStupa or pagodaSources1. 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.