Address Juljul hills Buddhist Monastery- Bahoranpur, Hazaribagh district Jharkhand 825303 Diety Buddha Introduction Buddhism, one of the major world religions with its origin in India, Added another piece of historical evidence to its 2,500-year-old existence. A structure belonging to the Buddhist culture was recently unearthed by the Archaeological Survey of India at the foothills of […]
Category: Buddhist Monasteries
Sirpur Teevardev Buddhist Vihara, Chhattisgarh
Address Sirpur Teevardev Buddhist Vihara, Vatgan Rd, Sirpur, Mahasamund District, Chhattisgarh 493445 Diety Buddha Introduction Teevardev Vihara is a Buddhist Monastery located in Sirpur Village in Mahasamund District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The Vihara is situated about 1 Km from Lakshmana Temple. Puranic Significance As per the foundation inscription, the monastery was built […]
Jivakarama Buddhist vihara- Bihar
Address Jivakarama Buddhist vihara- Vishwa Shanti Stupa Rd, Rajgir, Bihar 803116 Diety Buddha Introduction The Jivakarama vihara, also Jivaka Amravana vihara Jivakamravana, Jivakamrabana or Jivakavanarama, is an ancient Buddhist monastery, or vihara, established at the time of the Buddha. The location, on the outside of Rajagriha in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. […]
Sujata Buddhist Stupa- Bihar
Address Sujata Buddhist Stupa- Bakraur, Bihar 824231 Diety Buddha Introduction Sujata Stupa, also Sujata Kuti stupa or Sujata Garh, is a Buddhist stupa located in the village of Senanigrama (Bakraur) slightly east of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar, India. It lies directly across the Phalgu River from the town of Bodh Gaya, where […]
Chandrapur Vijasan Buddhist Caves, Maharashtra
Address Chandrapur Vijasan Buddhist Caves, Vijasan, Road, Vinjasan, Bhadravati, Maharashtra 442902 Phone: 096894 79876 Diety Buddha Introduction The Vijasan Caves are a series of caves containing Buddhist art located near the village of Vijasan in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, India. Some of the caves at Vijasan have been in use since the 1st century AD. The […]
Sonari Buddhist Stupas- Madhya Pradesh
Address Sonari Buddhist Stupas- Sunari, Madhya Pradesh 464651 Diety Buddha Introduction Sonari is the Buddhist archaeological site of an ancient monastic complex of Buddhist stupas. The site, positioned on a hill, is located about 10 km southwest of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India. Like Sanchi, Sonari is a complex of Buddhist stupas comprising two large and […]
Andher Buddhist Stupas- Madhya Pradesh
Address Andher Buddhist Stupas- Karhod, Raisen District Madhya Pradesh 464551 Diety Buddha Introduction The Andher Stupas are a group of three stupa located 19 km south-east of Sanchi, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh, India. At a distance of 13 km from Murel Khurd, and 30 km from Sanchi, Andher is an archaeological site of an ancient […]
Satdhara Buddhist Stupa -Madhya Pradesh
Address Satdhara Buddhist Stupa Satdhara Road, Murli Khedi, Madhya Pradesh 464661 Diety Buddha Introduction Satdhara is the name of a Buddhist archaeological site consisting of stupas and viharas, located 9 km west of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India. There are in all four groups of stupas surrounding Sanchi within a radius of twenty kilometers: Bhojpur and […]
Jagaddala Mahavihara Monastery- Bangladesh
Address Jagaddala Mahavihara Monastery- Jogoddol Vihara, Bangladesh Diety Buddha Introduction Jagaddala Mahavihara ( late 11th century – mid-12th century) was a Buddhist monastery and seat of learning in Varendra, a geographical unit in present north Bengal in Bangladesh. It was founded by the later kings of the Pāla dynasty, probably Ramapala (c. 1077-1120), most likely […]
Odantapuri Buddhist Monastery- Bihar
Address Odantapuri Buddhist Monastery Odantapuri, Bihar Sharif, Bihar 803101 Diety Buddha Introduction Odantapuri (also called Odantapura or Uddandapura) was a prominent Buddhist Mahavihara in Bihar, India. It is believed to have been established by Gopala I in the 8th century. It is considered the second oldest of India’s Mahaviharas after Nalanda and was situated in […]