SACRED Sites

SACRED Sites


Kapilvastu

Kapilvastu


Kapilvastu was the capital of the Shakya clan, into which Buddha was born as the son of the clan’s king Suddhodhana.

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Bodhgaya


Siddhartha is said to have found a quiet retreat under the Bo or Bodhi tree, where he sat in meditation till he attained supreme knowledge.

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Bodhgaya
Sarnath

Sarnath


It was here in around 530 BC that Gautam Buddha had preached his first sermon just five weeks after he attained enlightenment.

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Rajgir

Rajgir


Legends say that it was here Lord Buddha set in motion his second wheel of law and spent several seasons meditating and preaching.

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Vaishali


Vaishali, in modern-day Bihar, is known as one of the greatest cities of the 6th century BC. It is said Lord Buddha came to Vaishali around five years after his enlightenment.

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Vaishali
Kushinagar

Kushinagar


Kushinagar, or Kushinara, as it was known in those days, is where Lord Buddha left his corporal self and attained Mahaparinirvana.

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Sankassya

Sankassya


Sankassya is one of the lesser known sites associated with Lord Buddha’s miracles. It is believed that Lord Buddha descended here from heaven, after delivering sermons to his mother.

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Kapilvastu

Kapilvastu


Kapilvastu was the capital of the Shakya clan, into which Buddha was born as the son of the clan’s king Suddhodhana.

Read More

Bodhgaya

Bodhgaya


Siddhartha is said to have found a quiet retreat under the Bo or Bodhi tree, where he sat in meditation till he attained supreme knowledge.

Read More

Sarnath

Sarnath


It was here in around 530 BC that Gautam Buddha had preached his first sermon just five weeks after he attained enlightenment.

Read More

Rajgir

Rajgir


Legends say that it was here Lord Buddha set in motion his second wheel of law and spent several seasons meditating and preaching.

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Vaishali

Vaishali


Vaishali, in modern-day Bihar, is known as one of the greatest cities of the 6th century BC. It is said Lord Buddha came to Vaishali around five years after his enlightenment.

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Kushinagar

Kushinagar


Kushinagar, or Kushinara, as it was known in those days, is where Lord Buddha left his corporal self and attained Mahaparinirvana.

Read More

Sankassya

Sankassya


Sankassya is one of the lesser known sites associated with Lord Buddha’s miracles. It is believed that Lord Buddha descended here from heaven, after delivering sermons to his mother.

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